From owner-freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Mon Apr 4 16:05:40 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0BC3FB01D48 for ; Mon, 4 Apr 2016 16:05:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jlduran@gmail.com) Received: from mail-qg0-x242.google.com (mail-qg0-x242.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400d:c04::242]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BC45314F0 for ; Mon, 4 Apr 2016 16:05:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jlduran@gmail.com) Received: by mail-qg0-x242.google.com with SMTP id b32so17127705qgf.2 for ; Mon, 04 Apr 2016 09:05:39 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=from:content-transfer-encoding:subject:message-id:date:to :mime-version; bh=pxQNTEB6b4IaDmL0bAfMCcH1rxfO7PUK+pNyKBOkAOw=; b=zfDzbw7oqjhF2o5gIgKSEW0l8ATcIe4MLMrKwvFgL5Dm2IwLYVpVWfyAsN34c0lMVq 7gyFAzBN4Wc6rw/XOza+TRPAw4L1089j/Ysy+X4H2rAcHw3b+AABdrF3EsstGtq4KvHo w+kBvRMHFAkHPpVLPqwsnfXZ6DOo+mbidycMugeG0xSjnnbhO28NFAJJdV5ad5MRhwbq dsdq6JtluMjAxUGpVfcJqBW5rQO5iIrz/xuMrU2VD1K7ElgbwN6/SEat6kiuJ0oP74Ch R/9dOHd1/R5OhJB8rrjfnk1P3qtAVqYrbGETllY5OECrcaDxKFwo40Q+BfYktjDfDBRO YMRg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:from:content-transfer-encoding:subject :message-id:date:to:mime-version; bh=pxQNTEB6b4IaDmL0bAfMCcH1rxfO7PUK+pNyKBOkAOw=; b=TEIlBUBU+d9E9dJtxxxRkb3CkcG4krA/bC3kx6Wn9DbsO7SJQ2RgCkWLN1wxE9DdS9 /rVtB0DkUfLqBi8pDxrVnXXAzPI2vMop5333Q2hzFH11PPGIJWoc/Zwc1XuAx84vZxqf jOaNosRQOpQbLxVH6lYbyULJNtOr5VBkG+Nzt98agOTXNYaWSpGTSklIzfDXGVIfQ3v5 coes/JVaHCviB/IkAQW+Cbb4zQA0uUv42UWyn44hzd53L5IZbjeD3uYf4XLzc6L0KsMs vsAxXCED85mCxIaO85QMVVCLXzAr2dg+6fpDHbYLLswQ4RF55i3cufO/IHfZtCHD4fEI GoQg== X-Gm-Message-State: AD7BkJLfdRhZgT0JD/SyPvGg2JYKkC8y2N58vqzjWS1WsUmfMxACkmpnxfnpVfUFEvFgVw== X-Received: by 10.140.96.137 with SMTP id k9mr41309451qge.23.1459785938868; Mon, 04 Apr 2016 09:05:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from joses-mbp.home (mlsrj200152098p037.static.mls.com.br. [200.152.98.37]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id c66sm12486393qha.27.2016.04.04.09.05.37 for (version=TLS1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Mon, 04 Apr 2016 09:05:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Jose Luis Duran Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Handbook -- network-dns.html --- localhost.example.org in zone configuration Message-Id: <0B5664A6-0E00-4DF1-9F5C-DFFFF1683BB0@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 13:05:36 -0300 To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.3 \(3124\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3124) X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2016 16:05:40 -0000 Hello, Recently, I configured a DNS server following the Domain Name System = (DNS) guide from the handbook. In Section 28.7.3.2.2. Zone Files, the example includes a = `localhost.example.org.` machine name. In fact, freebsd.org has this = record, as well as the isc.org, among others. There is an old article = about common DNS misconfigurations that can lead to "same-site" = scripting that advises against it: http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2008/Jan/270 Is there a reason why you use/recommend its usage? Regards, Jose=