URL instead of IP address as A Record

[Joseph S D Yao]

> Does anyone know how to have an absolute URL in a zone file as an A Record,
> instead of just an IP address ?

You can't.

> mr-andi.domain.com	IN	A	http://www.mr-andi.com
> 
> Or, if that doesn't work, is there anything else I could do in Bind ?

Lots.  What is the effect you want?

Is there a problem with putting a Web page at mr-andi.domain.com that
forwards to www.mr-andi.com?

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