CNAME Question

[Mark Andrews]

> I wondered if the following is legal:
> mail.mydomain.com        IN    A                    192.168.40.135
> 
> www.mydomain.com       IN     CNAME         mail.mydomain.com
> ftp.mydomain.com          IN     CNAME         mail.mydomain.com

	Yes
 
> @                                   IN    CNAME        mail.mydomain.com

	No. 

	http://www.isc.org/sw/bind/FAQ.php
 
 
> I know the first two CNAMEs are o.k.  It is the third one the @ that I wonder
>  about.  I am using this so someone can just type mydomain.com in a web brows
> er and get the website.
> 
> Thanks,          
> 
> Tom Naves
> System Administrator
> Orthodyne Electronics
> 
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