Re: to +norec or not to +norec

In article <cqv3tc$3ds$1@sf1.isc.org>,
"kirkgbr@yahoo(dot)com" <kirkgbr@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I have read the "dig" man page and searched(possibly incorrectly) the
> archives. But I cannot find an answer to my silly question. What is
> the purpose of using the "+norec" on dig queries? I have tried a few
> queries with and without +norec and seem to get the same results on
> both. I am using version 9.2.3 dig.
> thanks in advance for those who would share their knowledge.

Use the +norec option when you want to emulate the type of query that
comes from a recursing server, as opposed to a query from a stub
resolver.

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Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
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