Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 10:35:16 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Weeks <jim@siteplus.net> To: James Wyatt <jwyatt@rwsystems.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG, John Turner <john@drexeltech.com>, Andy Wolf <Andy.Wolf@nextra.de>, Jan Knepper <jan@digitaldaemon.com> Subject: RE: DNS: having domain1.com and domain1.net point to the same IP. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009291027430.709-100000@veager.siteplus.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10009290858540.43354-100000@bsdie.rwsystems.net>
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On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, James Wyatt wrote: > Must not have to renumber things very often is my guess... If there are > multiple 'CNAME's pointing to an 'A', then you only have *one* address to > renumber and percolate through the planetary DNSs. I host various > functions for several domains and 'CNAME's have been my friend. I try not > to use 'MX's point to 'CNAME's, however, as that *has* caused problems. I > am *amazed* at the number of MTAs that try 'A's even though 'MX's exist. > > 'CNAME's are not inherently evil in themselves, but some are misused - Jy@ Point well taken. It came into focus when you said "planetary DNSs". I have also noticed mail following the A record trail. *Problems* may be too conservative a word :/ Jim To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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