[jamie@blackbox ~]$ dig packages.ubuntu.com

; <<>> DiG 9.3.4-P1 <<>> packages.ubuntu.com
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 6361
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;packages.ubuntu.com.           IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
packages.ubuntu.com.    600     IN      A       88.198.48.3

;; Query time: 73 msec
;; SERVER: 4.2.2.4#53(4.2.2.4)
;; WHEN: Tue Oct  2 02:00:02 2007
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 53

[jamie@blackbox ~]$ dig archives.ubuntu.com

; <<>> DiG 9.3.4-P1 <<>> archives.ubuntu.com
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 42220
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;archives.ubuntu.com.           IN      A

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
ubuntu.com.             3600    IN      SOA     ns.ubuntu.com. hostmaster.canonical.com. 2007100101 10800 3600 604800 3600

;; Query time: 64 msec
;; SERVER: 4.2.2.4#53(4.2.2.4)
;; WHEN: Tue Oct  2 02:00:24 2007
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 97