DNS query types

The DNS monitor supports a range of DNS query types. Use the query code when specifying the type of DNS query.

Table 1. DNS query types
Query Code	Query Type
`A`	Host Address
`NS`	Authoritative name server
`MD`	Mail destination
`MF`	Mail forwarder
`CNAME`	Canonical name for an alias
`SOA`	Start of a zone of authority
`MB`	Mailbox domain name
`MG`	Mail group member
`MR`	Mail rename domain name
`NULL`	Null RR
`WKS`	Well known service description
`PTR`	Domain name pointer
`HINFO`	Host information
`MINFO`	Mailbox or mail list information
`MX`	Mail exchange
`TXT`	Text strings
`AXFR`	Transfer of an entire zone
`MAILB`	Mailbox-related records
`MAILA`	Mail agent RR
`ANY`	All records