From 2768c34dc230f4d4dc51ca802f5e5045dd57e18f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tom Limoncelli Date: Sun, 8 May 2022 14:55:36 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] DOH: Clarify DOH does not reference whois data (#1413) * DOH: Clarify DOH does not reference whois data Fixes https://github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/issues/1402 * Documentation: Customizing nameservers for hosting.de provider (#1396) --- docs/_providers/doh.md | 4 ++++ docs/nameservers.md | 4 ++++ 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/_providers/doh.md b/docs/_providers/doh.md index 7748548ef..a6001a230 100644 --- a/docs/_providers/doh.md +++ b/docs/_providers/doh.md @@ -53,3 +53,7 @@ D("example.com", REG_MONITOR, NAMESERVER("ns2.example.com."), ); ``` + +NOTE: This checks the NS records via a DNS query. It does not check the +registrar's delegation (i.e. the `Name Server:` field in whois). In theory +these are the same thing but there may be situations where they are not. diff --git a/docs/nameservers.md b/docs/nameservers.md index 71dbcc53b..04e381521 100644 --- a/docs/nameservers.md +++ b/docs/nameservers.md @@ -234,6 +234,10 @@ D("example1.com", REG_MONITOR, ); ``` +NOTE: This checks the NS records via a DNS query. It does not check the +registrar's delegation (i.e. the `Name Server:` field in whois). In theory +these are the same thing but there may be situations where they are not. + # Helper macros DNSControl has some built-in macros that you might find useful.