Not sure if this is the best place to ask this question (and if so, please point me to a better listserv), but is there anything "wrong" RFC or best practice wise with pointing a CNAME record to a DNS server? (I'm using EveryDNS.net, and I'd like to make my CNAME records ns1-> 4.myDomain.com correspond to ns1->ns4.EveryDNS.net.) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20071025/13966a59/attachment-0004.html>
Rogelio wrote:> > Not sure if this is the best place to ask this question (and > if so, please point me to a better listserv), but is there > anything "wrong" RFC or best practice wise with pointing a > CNAME record to a DNS server? > > (I'm using EveryDNS.net, and I'd like to make my CNAME > records ns1->4.myDomain.com correspond to ns1->ns4.EveryDNS.net.)RFC doesn't permit the use of aliases to define zone servers. There is no shame though in listing the everydns name servers directly in your zone. I have done that in the past when I setup zones that had external name servers that were secondary, but authoritative. -Ross ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender and permanently delete the original and any copy or printout thereof.
Rogelio wrote:> > Not sure if this is the best place to ask this question (and if so, please > point me to a better listserv), but is there anything "wrong" RFC or best > practice wise with pointing a CNAME record to a DNS server?Please read the CNAME discussion in RFC 1034. And no: You do not want to have extra data on a CNAME. Ralph -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20071025/1d6ce725/attachment-0004.sig>
Rogelio wrote:> Not sure if this is the best place to ask this question (and if so, > please point me to a better listserv), but is there anything "wrong" > RFC or best practice wise with pointing a CNAME record to a DNS server?Of course not... it is completely off-topic for a CentOS list. Since you are relying on their (free) service it is a good idea to ask everydns what they support ... Looks like http://faq.everybox.com/general/what-NS-set-should-I-use has your answer. I can tell you that using CNAMEs for name servers is just not going to work. -- Said one park ranger, 'There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists.' Mark D. Foster, CISSP <mark at foster.cc> http://mark.foster.cc/