Can we do a sub-domain delegation with godaddy?

Barry Margolin barmar at alum.mit.edu
Wed Jan 15 16:04:56 UTC 2014


In article <mailman.2057.1389764836.20661.bind-users at lists.isc.org>,
 Joseph S D Yao <jsdy at tux.org> wrote:

> On 2014-01-14 12:39, Blason R wrote:
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > I am not sure if this is an appropriate forum to answer since more or
> > less it is pertaining to Go Daddy support but since its a huge
> > community our there and I am sure many of them are already using Go
> > Daddy wondering if su-domain delegation is possible in Go Daddy?
> >
> > I mean I have example.com [1] hosted with Go Daddy while I need
> > sub-domain ftp.example.com [2] to be delegated to my internal BIND
> > server. 
> >
> > Does any one know how do I do it in Go Daddy?
> ...
> 
> 
> (1) the same way you do it with any other delegation using any other 
> name server.  You put the same list of name servers that are in your 
> zone, in the parent zone, together with any needed "glue" records.  
> "Glue" records are A records for any name servers that are in the 
> delegated domain or any domain under the delegated domain.

That's how you do it if you have control over the zone file. His 
question is how you do when Go Daddy controls the zone file and you have 
to use whatever web application they provide for managing your domain.

-- 
Barry Margolin
Arlington, MA


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