Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 12:05:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Dan Busarow <dan@dpcsys.com> To: Rick Hamell <hamellr@aracnet.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: named.conf Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000814120309.26830L-100000@java.dpcsys.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0008141107150.10148-100000@shell1.aracnet.com>
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On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, Rick Hamell wrote:
> Hi all! In named.conf each example seciont has a /* before and
> after it. Am I safe in assuming that these are comments? (Ie. the same as
> #) Sorry to ask but I know next to nothing about scripting and c code. :)
Yes, the 8.x series of bind now take three styles of comments
/* C style */
// C++ style
; traditional bind style
NB: If you use the C style don't forget the closing */
/* The advantage of C style comments are that they can enclose
multiple lines. */
> Also, in named.dvl the example I see says: "IN SOA
> root.freebsd.mydomain.com ". Is this the same as
> root@machinename.mydomain.com? Though that looks wrong. Assuming my
> machine name is heorot, should I then use root.heorot.mydomain.com ?
Correct.
Dan
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