{
  "id": 584050,
  "title": "DNS Records Explained: A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS, and SRV Records in Modern Internet Infrastructure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/dns-records-explained-a-aaaa-cname-mx-txt-ns-and-srv-records-in",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-11T16:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/anik_sikder_313/dns-propagation-explained-why-dns-changes-take-time-and-what-actually-happens-behind-the-scenes-29gm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In the previous article , we explored how DNS translates human-friendly domain names into machine-friendly IP addresses and how a request travels through recursive resolvers, root servers, TLD servers, and authoritative nameservers before finally reaching a destination. That journey answers how DNS works. This article answers a different question: What information is DNS actually returning? When…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}