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Replies should have the aa (Authoritative) flag set to true #11

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@lts-rad lts-rad commented Apr 5, 2022

chashell 300 IN A [SERVERIP]
c 300 IN NS chashell.[DOMAIN].

The chanserv running at [SERVERIP] is an authoritative nameserver for chashell.[DOMAIN].

The message header reply should therefore have the 'aa' (Authoritative) flag set.

Without this flag, a strict recursive nameserver may block replies from reaching the client


```
chashell 300 IN A [SERVERIP]
c 300 IN NS chashell.[DOMAIN].
```

The chanserv unning at [SERVERIP] is an authoritative nameserver for chashell.[DOMAIN]. 

The message header reply should have the 'aa' (Authoritative) flag set. Without this flag set, a strict recursive nameserver may block replies from reaching the client. This was observed with DigitalOcean for example.
@lts-rad lts-rad changed the title Replies should include Authoritative flag set to true Replies should have the aa (Authoritative) flag set to true Apr 5, 2022
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