dig (domain information groper) is a flexible tool for
interrogating DNS name servers. It performs DNS lookups and
displays the answers that are returned from the name server(s)
that were queried. Most DNS administrators use dig to
troubleshoot DNS problems because of its flexibility, ease of
use and clarity of output. Other lookup tools tend to have less
functionality than dig. Dig has a huge list of options and
itself will make a large howto. Which I will go through on a
later date. For the sake of sanity I will just give you
demonstration of the main intention of dig. There is however
quite a large list of custom options. Backtrack 2 Hacking
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