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On Fri, 24 Aug 2001, default wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have just setup my first 'mirror' domain...
>
> I created a zone file for "blah.com", and put this in it (referring to my
> main zone)
>
> blah.com    IN    CNAME    domain.ws
>
> Now, the intended effect is to have two domains point to the same I.P.
> address... and it does work, however...
>
> I recieve this error message in my log files:
>
> blah.com has CNAME and other data (invalid)
> blah.com:13:blah.com: CNAME and OTHER data error
> blah.com has CNAME and other data (invalid)
> blah.com:11:blah.com: CNAME and OTHER data error
> blah.com has CNAME and other data (invalid)
> blah.com:7:blah.com: CNAME and OTHER data error
> master zone "blah.com" (IN) rejected due to errors (serial xxxx)
>
> Now, I'm not worried about the serial ... I'll change that later... but...
> as far as the CNAME errors... is this normal in regards to a 'mirror'
> domain? Or have I done something wrong? (Another possability I have thought
> of is that because one is .com, and one is .ws, ... there may be something
> going on there but...)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jordan

I'd suggest you have a look at RFC 1912. In particular, section 2.4, but
this wonderful document is probably the best thing to read after you've
had a look at the introductory material in the ORA dns&bind book.


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