* in a zone file ?

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> 
> RJHM van den Bergh <rvdb at nedernet.nl> wrote in message
> news:<935526202.19450.0.pluto.c29fe22b at news.demon.nl>...
> > I do have a question about the dns zone file.
> > I looked up the content of the domain I registered.
> >
> > I did found an unknown RR configuration in the zone file.
> >  *                              A     212.204.192.3
> > What does that astrix (*) mean ?
> 
> It's a wildcard.  It matches zero or more labels.

		It matches one or more labels.
> 
> > I've soon have to setup my own domain server.
> > And I couldn't found it in my books or the dns howto.
> 
> Good grief, which books do you have?
> 
> cricket
> 
> Acme Byte & Wire
> cricket at acmebw.com
> www.acmebw.com
> 
> Attend our next DNS and BIND class!  See
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> 
> 
> 
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