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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: Moving to a more current BIND
To: karl@Mcs.Net (Karl Denninger)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 1997 10:28:01 -0700 (MST)
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In-Reply-To: <19970803200414.01928@Jupiter.Mcs.Net> from "Karl Denninger" at Aug 3, 97 08:04:14 pm
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> A CNAME can *only* point to an "A" record.
> 
> Using CNAMEs in NS lines is in violation of the BIND rules and will break.
> 
> Don't do it.  If you do it, people using BIND 8.1.1 *CANNOT RESOLVE YOUR
> DOMAIN*.  That includes, among others, us.

Funny.  The above mail was sent to the list and CC'ed to me.

Apparently, your "us" found my machine without problems.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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