[root@devel3 root]# dig @localhost verisign-are-pirates.com ; <<>> DiG 9.2.3rc4 <<>> @localhost verisign-are-pirates.com ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 12600 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;verisign-are-pirates.com. IN A ;; Query time: 116 msec ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(localhost) ;; WHEN: Tue Sep 30 07:26:26 2003 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 42 [root@devel3 root]#