| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | steve-gasque-has-allowed-himself-to-be-reduced-to-this.iamtoodumbtosetupdns.30.14.33.192.hitfarm.com. | . | (m,f,g,i,h,a,k,d,l,b,j,c,e).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | steve-gasque-has-allowed-himself-to-be-reduced-to-this.iamtoodumbtosetupdns.30.14.33.192.hitfarm.com. | com. | (l,m,c,d,a,e,f,i,k,g,b,h,j).gtld-servers.net. |
| 3 | steve-gasque-has-allowed-himself-to-be-reduced-to-this.iamtoodumbtosetupdns.30.14.33.192.hitfarm.com. | hitfarm.com. | (ns2,ns1).hitfarm.com. |
We pick