Hi all,
I have a friend that has set up BIND for his nameserver and is running into an issue. He has registered his domain with an internet authority, and set the records for his name server "ns.timnkim.com" - the domain is of course, "timnkim.com".
From Windows, when we run "nslookup ns.timnkim.com" it comes back with a "nonauthoritative" answer that points to the server, etc. When we run "nslookup timnkim.com" (just the domain itself), it errors out. Running from Linux "host ns.timnkim.com" also errors out, as does "dig..."
What is the issue? Any help is much appreciated.

IIRC, DNS queries will follow a route until an authoritative DNS, or one that will point to one, is found for that name. The problem is there is no DNS server pointing to your ns1 as being authoritative for your zone. Providing your know your BIND setup is solid, you should contact your ISP to add your DNS address as authoritative DNS for your domain.

Then wait for the propagation to kick in, which may take between a few days to a few weeks, depending on the BOFH qualities of your ISP.