This is a discussion on Re: Use of CNAMES Question within the Bind Users forums, part of the DNS and Related Forums category; bind-users-bounce@isc.org wrote on 05/26/2004 12:11:47 PM: > I have a server that ...
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bind-users-bounce@isc.org wrote on 05/26/2004 12:11:47 PM:
> I have a server that acts as a mail server, an http sever, an ftp server > and a news server. I have set up my records like this: > > mail IN A 192.168.1.25 > ftp IN CNAME mail > www IN CNAME mail > news IN CNAME mail Yes, but, what if someone types only the domain name into their browser? EX: example.com You might want to do this: @ IN MX mail.example.com. @ IN A 192.168.1.25 mail IN A 192.168.1.25 ftp IN CNAME @ www IN CNAME @ news IN CNAME @ It is best for "mail" to have its own A RR to avoid having the RDATA of an MX RR reference a CNAME RR. hth, Dave... > > Is this orthodox? > > Thanks, > > Tom Naves > > |