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; <<>> DiG 9.4.2-P2 <<>> whitehouse.gov any +multiline +nocomments +nocmd +noquestion +nostats +search
;; global options: printcmd
whitehouse.gov. 7200 IN A 63.161.169.137
whitehouse.gov. 172800 IN NS use6.akam.net.
whitehouse.gov. 172800 IN NS ns1-176.akam.net.
whitehouse.gov. 172800 IN NS asia9.akam.net.
whitehouse.gov. 172800 IN NS usw6.akam.net.
whitehouse.gov. 172800 IN NS usw5.akam.net.
whitehouse.gov. 172800 IN NS usw1.akam.net.
whitehouse.gov. 172800 IN NS zc.akam.net.
whitehouse.gov. 172800 IN NS ns1-145.akam.net.
whitehouse.gov. 7200 IN SOA ep.eop.gov. postmaster.whitehouse.gov. (
2009033101 ; serial
900 ; refresh (15 minutes)
300 ; retry (5 minutes)
604800 ; expire (1 week)
7200 ; minimum (2 hours)
)
whitehouse.gov. 7200 IN MX 105 mailhub-wh3.whitehouse.gov.
whitehouse.gov. 7200 IN MX 100 mailhub-wh2.whitehouse.gov.
asia9.akam.net. 78208 IN A 220.73.220.2
usw6.akam.net. 89915 IN A 96.17.144.195
usw5.akam.net. 88938 IN A 63.147.175.19
usw1.akam.net. 46957 IN A 96.17.144.195
zc.akam.net. 87809 IN A 64.211.42.196
use6.akam.net. 89003 IN A 208.44.108.136
right.
that long list is the Akamai nameservers, which are clearly in different global regions.