Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 03:52:03 -0400 From: "Gary Palmer" <gpalmer@FreeBSD.ORG> To: domreg <root@internet.dk> Cc: isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: MX CNAME Message-ID: <12960.901180323@gjp.erols.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 23 Jul 1998 08:38:33 %2B0200." <Pine.LNX.3.93.980723083520.18443B-100000@zet.internet.dk>
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domreg wrote in message ID <Pine.LNX.3.93.980723083520.18443B-100000@zet.internet.dk>: > "Because it is wrong" doesn't work with my kids either. > > What is the problem? Does it break anything? > > Should I go change all the ocurrences in all the domains we host? > > Or should I give mailhost the same ip-adress as the realhost instead of > giving it a cname to realhost? I would. I wouldn't want to wait until a release of BIND changed the resolution rules to block MX's to CNAMES and you start losing e-mail.... Remember what happened with people that had non-valid hostnames when BIND decided to start enforcing the RFC restrictions and disallow `/' and `_' ? Gary -- Gary Palmer FreeBSD Core Team Member FreeBSD: Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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