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[Jeff Taylor <shdwdrgn AT sourpuss.net>]

I've spent the last couple days rewriting a new test procedure, and it 
is nearing completion.  The goal was to decrease how hard the testing 
hits NS0, plus create a single interface that could be used consistently 
for all testing -- right now there are separate scripts for the tests 
seen on the report page and the test performed on an individual server.  
This is something we've had problems with in the past, where a server 
may appear to pass the individual page, but fail on the report page.

So as I'm wrapping up this bit of code, and I was wondering if there 
were any ideas for new tests that should be performed on each server?  
Currently I check for proper use of NXDOMAIN, the SOA and NS records for 
each OpenNIC TLD, and for tier-2 servers I check five ICANN domains 
(either A or AAAA records, depending on if the tier-2 server is IPv4 or 
IPv6).  If there are any query failures, I am keeping a copy of the 
output for troubleshooting.  So what else could be tested for?  What 
could be useful for troubleshooting?  Any other general information that 
should be checked?