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A simple and powerful tool for querying DNS records

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2. 2CS
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   Hey HN, Last weekend I vibe-coded a cool website that lets you do easy DNS record lookups. I know you can just use dig or nslookup, but oftentimes I'm too lazy to remember the syntax, and there are less technical users who need to manage DNS entries but aren't comfortable with the command line. We debug customer DNS issues often at ImprovMX, and we typically link to tools like mxtoolbox.com to point out DNS record issues. But those tools seem quite bloated and from the 2000s. I wanted something super clean & simple, and there were a few features I thought were ergonomically needed but…

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3. 3RD
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4. 4KT
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5. 5WD
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6. 6RD
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7. 7DB
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8. 8DD
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9. 9
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10. 10DA
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11. 11
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12. 12
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13. 13
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14. 14MN
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15. 15DA
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16. 16NF
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17. 17IT
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18. 18FA
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19. 19
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20. 20GB
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21. 21BA
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22. 22MA
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23. 23CD
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24. 24DD
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