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May the source be with you, but remember the KISS principle ;-)
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nslookup
Although dig is more convenient, you can get a version of a nameserver using nslookup:
> set q=txt
> set class=chaos
> version.bind
Server: ns.nowhere.some-corp.com
Address: 131.1.11.9
VERSION.BIND text = "8.2.2-P7"
Network Ice Corporation. "dig." 2000.
URL: http://www.netice.com/advice/Reference/Tools/dig/default.htm (22 July, 2000).The IP troubleshooters page contains a lot of interesting pointers on documents and tools, and to public gateways to use whois, nslookup, ping, traceroute.
digfe a GUI interface for dig, the DNS client program. http://www.concoctedlogic.com/digfe/
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