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Why do all *.localhost.yarf.nl domains resolve to `127.0.0.1`?


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I discovered something funny today: all domains *.localhost.yarf.nl resolve to 127.0.0.1.




  • What is this?

  • Where is this documented?

  • I can not find references to it ...


Here some examples:



» dig aaa.localhost.yarf.nl

; <<>> DiG 9.11.3-1ubuntu1.5-Ubuntu <<>> aaa.localhost.yarf.nl
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 18392
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;aaa.localhost.yarf.nl. IN A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
aaa.localhost.yarf.nl. 3244 IN A 127.0.0.1

;; Query time: 0 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Thu Mar 21 07:26:40 CET 2019
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 66


And:



» dig whatisthis.localhost.yarf.nl

; <<>> DiG 9.11.3-1ubuntu1.5-Ubuntu <<>> whatisthis.localhost.yarf.nl
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 27196
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;whatisthis.localhost.yarf.nl. IN A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
whatisthis.localhost.yarf.nl. 3600 IN A 127.0.0.1

;; Query time: 55 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Thu Mar 21 07:26:52 CET 2019
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 73


But:



» dig whatisthis.yarf.nl

; <<>> DiG 9.11.3-1ubuntu1.5-Ubuntu <<>> whatisthis.yarf.nl
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 24959
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;whatisthis.yarf.nl. IN A

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
yarf.nl. 300 IN SOA ns091.auroradns.eu. admin.auroradns.eu. 2019011601 86400 7200 604800 300

;; Query time: 38 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Thu Mar 21 07:26:59 CET 2019
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 107


And:



» dig yarf.nl

; <<>> DiG 9.11.3-1ubuntu1.5-Ubuntu <<>> yarf.nl
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 13207
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;yarf.nl. IN A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
yarf.nl. 3600 IN A 5.157.81.33

;; Query time: 33 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Thu Mar 21 07:27:06 CET 2019
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 52








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    I discovered something funny today: all domains *.localhost.yarf.nl resolve to 127.0.0.1.




    • What is this?

    • Where is this documented?

    • I can not find references to it ...


    Here some examples:



    » dig aaa.localhost.yarf.nl

    ; <<>> DiG 9.11.3-1ubuntu1.5-Ubuntu <<>> aaa.localhost.yarf.nl
    ;; global options: +cmd
    ;; Got answer:
    ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 18392
    ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

    ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
    ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
    ;; QUESTION SECTION:
    ;aaa.localhost.yarf.nl. IN A

    ;; ANSWER SECTION:
    aaa.localhost.yarf.nl. 3244 IN A 127.0.0.1

    ;; Query time: 0 msec
    ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
    ;; WHEN: Thu Mar 21 07:26:40 CET 2019
    ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 66


    And:



    » dig whatisthis.localhost.yarf.nl

    ; <<>> DiG 9.11.3-1ubuntu1.5-Ubuntu <<>> whatisthis.localhost.yarf.nl
    ;; global options: +cmd
    ;; Got answer:
    ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 27196
    ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

    ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
    ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
    ;; QUESTION SECTION:
    ;whatisthis.localhost.yarf.nl. IN A

    ;; ANSWER SECTION:
    whatisthis.localhost.yarf.nl. 3600 IN A 127.0.0.1

    ;; Query time: 55 msec
    ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
    ;; WHEN: Thu Mar 21 07:26:52 CET 2019
    ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 73


    But:



    » dig whatisthis.yarf.nl

    ; <<>> DiG 9.11.3-1ubuntu1.5-Ubuntu <<>> whatisthis.yarf.nl
    ;; global options: +cmd
    ;; Got answer:
    ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 24959
    ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 1

    ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
    ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
    ;; QUESTION SECTION:
    ;whatisthis.yarf.nl. IN A

    ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
    yarf.nl. 300 IN SOA ns091.auroradns.eu. admin.auroradns.eu. 2019011601 86400 7200 604800 300

    ;; Query time: 38 msec
    ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
    ;; WHEN: Thu Mar 21 07:26:59 CET 2019
    ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 107


    And:



    » dig yarf.nl

    ; <<>> DiG 9.11.3-1ubuntu1.5-Ubuntu <<>> yarf.nl
    ;; global options: +cmd
    ;; Got answer:
    ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 13207
    ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

    ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
    ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
    ;; QUESTION SECTION:
    ;yarf.nl. IN A

    ;; ANSWER SECTION:
    yarf.nl. 3600 IN A 5.157.81.33

    ;; Query time: 33 msec
    ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
    ;; WHEN: Thu Mar 21 07:27:06 CET 2019
    ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 52








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      I discovered something funny today: all domains *.localhost.yarf.nl resolve to 127.0.0.1.




      • What is this?

      • Where is this documented?

      • I can not find references to it ...


      Here some examples:



      » dig aaa.localhost.yarf.nl

      ; <<>> DiG 9.11.3-1ubuntu1.5-Ubuntu <<>> aaa.localhost.yarf.nl
      ;; global options: +cmd
      ;; Got answer:
      ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 18392
      ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

      ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
      ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
      ;; QUESTION SECTION:
      ;aaa.localhost.yarf.nl. IN A

      ;; ANSWER SECTION:
      aaa.localhost.yarf.nl. 3244 IN A 127.0.0.1

      ;; Query time: 0 msec
      ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
      ;; WHEN: Thu Mar 21 07:26:40 CET 2019
      ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 66


      And:



      » dig whatisthis.localhost.yarf.nl

      ; <<>> DiG 9.11.3-1ubuntu1.5-Ubuntu <<>> whatisthis.localhost.yarf.nl
      ;; global options: +cmd
      ;; Got answer:
      ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 27196
      ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

      ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
      ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
      ;; QUESTION SECTION:
      ;whatisthis.localhost.yarf.nl. IN A

      ;; ANSWER SECTION:
      whatisthis.localhost.yarf.nl. 3600 IN A 127.0.0.1

      ;; Query time: 55 msec
      ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
      ;; WHEN: Thu Mar 21 07:26:52 CET 2019
      ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 73


      But:



      » dig whatisthis.yarf.nl

      ; <<>> DiG 9.11.3-1ubuntu1.5-Ubuntu <<>> whatisthis.yarf.nl
      ;; global options: +cmd
      ;; Got answer:
      ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 24959
      ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 1

      ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
      ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
      ;; QUESTION SECTION:
      ;whatisthis.yarf.nl. IN A

      ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
      yarf.nl. 300 IN SOA ns091.auroradns.eu. admin.auroradns.eu. 2019011601 86400 7200 604800 300

      ;; Query time: 38 msec
      ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
      ;; WHEN: Thu Mar 21 07:26:59 CET 2019
      ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 107


      And:



      » dig yarf.nl

      ; <<>> DiG 9.11.3-1ubuntu1.5-Ubuntu <<>> yarf.nl
      ;; global options: +cmd
      ;; Got answer:
      ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 13207
      ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

      ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
      ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
      ;; QUESTION SECTION:
      ;yarf.nl. IN A

      ;; ANSWER SECTION:
      yarf.nl. 3600 IN A 5.157.81.33

      ;; Query time: 33 msec
      ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
      ;; WHEN: Thu Mar 21 07:27:06 CET 2019
      ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 52








      share














      I discovered something funny today: all domains *.localhost.yarf.nl resolve to 127.0.0.1.




      • What is this?

      • Where is this documented?

      • I can not find references to it ...


      Here some examples:



      » dig aaa.localhost.yarf.nl

      ; <<>> DiG 9.11.3-1ubuntu1.5-Ubuntu <<>> aaa.localhost.yarf.nl
      ;; global options: +cmd
      ;; Got answer:
      ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 18392
      ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

      ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
      ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
      ;; QUESTION SECTION:
      ;aaa.localhost.yarf.nl. IN A

      ;; ANSWER SECTION:
      aaa.localhost.yarf.nl. 3244 IN A 127.0.0.1

      ;; Query time: 0 msec
      ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
      ;; WHEN: Thu Mar 21 07:26:40 CET 2019
      ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 66


      And:



      » dig whatisthis.localhost.yarf.nl

      ; <<>> DiG 9.11.3-1ubuntu1.5-Ubuntu <<>> whatisthis.localhost.yarf.nl
      ;; global options: +cmd
      ;; Got answer:
      ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 27196
      ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

      ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
      ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
      ;; QUESTION SECTION:
      ;whatisthis.localhost.yarf.nl. IN A

      ;; ANSWER SECTION:
      whatisthis.localhost.yarf.nl. 3600 IN A 127.0.0.1

      ;; Query time: 55 msec
      ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
      ;; WHEN: Thu Mar 21 07:26:52 CET 2019
      ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 73


      But:



      » dig whatisthis.yarf.nl

      ; <<>> DiG 9.11.3-1ubuntu1.5-Ubuntu <<>> whatisthis.yarf.nl
      ;; global options: +cmd
      ;; Got answer:
      ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 24959
      ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 1

      ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
      ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
      ;; QUESTION SECTION:
      ;whatisthis.yarf.nl. IN A

      ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
      yarf.nl. 300 IN SOA ns091.auroradns.eu. admin.auroradns.eu. 2019011601 86400 7200 604800 300

      ;; Query time: 38 msec
      ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
      ;; WHEN: Thu Mar 21 07:26:59 CET 2019
      ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 107


      And:



      » dig yarf.nl

      ; <<>> DiG 9.11.3-1ubuntu1.5-Ubuntu <<>> yarf.nl
      ;; global options: +cmd
      ;; Got answer:
      ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 13207
      ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

      ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
      ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
      ;; QUESTION SECTION:
      ;yarf.nl. IN A

      ;; ANSWER SECTION:
      yarf.nl. 3600 IN A 5.157.81.33

      ;; Query time: 33 msec
      ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
      ;; WHEN: Thu Mar 21 07:27:06 CET 2019
      ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 52






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