Hi David, > the CNAME and returning the closest set of NS records, which just > happen to be the root hints. This behavior is a direct consequence of > following the authoritative server algorithm in RFC 1034. understood. There's been some discussion about out-of-zone CNAME chasing on namedroppers already, but here I was unclear of the target of my note: It was the 8 of 13 NS RRs I wanted to point out as "special". Of course, teh recipient isn't supposed to actually use this information other than recognizing the incomplete name resolution. -Peter