Subtle changes, bugs and feedback

if I dig a root server:

dig @199.7.83.42 -tA lfgss.microcosm.app

; <<>> DiG 9.16.1-Ubuntu <<>> @199.7.83.42 -tA lfgss.microcosm.app
; (1 server found)
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 57702
;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 4, ADDITIONAL: 7
;; WARNING: recursion requested but not available

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;lfgss.microcosm.app.              IN      A

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
sm.                     172800  IN      NS      sm.cctld.authdns.ripe.net.
sm.                     172800  IN      NS      dns.omniway.sm.
sm.                     172800  IN      NS      dns.intelcom.sm.
sm.                     172800  IN      NS      ns3.telecomitalia.sm.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
sm.cctld.authdns.ripe.net. 172800 IN    A       193.0.9.110
dns.omniway.sm.         172800  IN      A       194.183.64.10
dns.intelcom.sm.        172800  IN      A       194.183.64.11
ns3.telecomitalia.sm.   172800  IN      A       194.0.27.12
sm.cctld.authdns.ripe.net. 172800 IN    AAAA    2001:67c:e0::110
ns3.telecomitalia.sm.   172800  IN      AAAA    2001:678:28:0:c2:b7:40:12

;; Query time: 40 msec
;; SERVER: 199.7.83.42#53(199.7.83.42)
;; WHEN: Mon May 15 20:38:47 BST 2023
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 289

This shows that there are 4 authority servers here... let's try them all... NXDOMAIN on every one.

Fuck... all of the .sm servers are suddenly not returning an answer for lfgss.microcosm.app