P.S. And why did `dig` work? Because it silently appended the "." itself:
;; QUESTION SECTION: ;localhost. IN A
;; ANSWER SECTION: localhost. 0 IN A 127.0.0.1
P.S. And why did `dig` work? Because it silently appended the "." itself:
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;localhost. IN A
;; ANSWER SECTION:
localhost. 0 IN A 127.0.0.1