Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 00:16:50 -0700 From: "Raymundo M. Vega" <RaymundoVega@home.com> To: webmaster@wmptl.com Cc: Neil Blakey-Milner <nbm@mithrandr.moria.org>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: IP vs CNAME Message-ID: <393DF6E2.322B070F@home.com> References: <FCEELIAEIIECDGKKJLMIMECHCAAA.troy@picus.com> <4.3.1.2.20000604022838.0195f9b8@mail.enterit.com> <393D16E4.D2E76C9A@wmptl.com> <20000606172900.A15502@mithrandr.moria.org> <393D1A1C.D3C35785@wmptl.com>
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Nathan Vidican wrote: > > Neil Blakey-Milner wrote: > > > > Responding to Jim: > > > > On Tue 2000-06-06 (11:21), Nathan Vidican wrote: > > > Jim Conner wrote: > > > > > > @ IN SOA ns1.isp.net. hostmaster.isp.net. ( > > > > > > 2000060401 10800 3600 3600000 86400 ) > > > > > > IN MX 10 mailhost.isp.net. > > > > > > IN MX 20 spooler.isp.net. > > > > > > IN NS ns1.isp.net. > > > > > > IN NS ns2.isp.net. > > > > > > @ IN CNAME webhost.isp.net. > > > > ^^^^ > > > > > > > > www IN CNAME webhost.isp.net. > > > > > > mail IN CNAME mailhost.isp.net. > > > > > > > > He's right. This zone file as-is won't work. You have no A names > > > > here!! Also, it appears you are using version 4.x syntax. This zone file > > > > would never do for a current version of bind. > > > > No, you don't have to have any A records in a zonefile. In fact, you > don't even have to have the zonefile for where the CNAME points to; your > CNAME could point to a domain controlled by a different DNS server if > you so wished it. It has nothing to do with domains, yes you can point it to a *host* in a different domain, but not to a whole domain. Just read RFC1912, this is a good guide on common DNS mistakes. raymundo. > > -- > Nathan Vidican > webmaster@wmptl.com > Windsor Match Plate & Tool Ltd. > http://www.wmptl.com/ > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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