Nameserver with Custom Hostname

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> In article <gSgH3.19446$LL2.189348 at c01read02-admin.service.talkway.com>,
> konfused <dev at null.cc> wrote:
> >I know of cases where one machine hosts various services including a
> >name server, but the Hostname is unique and not NSx or DNSx.  However
> >Internic believes the machine name is NSx.thedomain.top.
> 
> This means that the person who registered the domain submitted a different
> name than what he put in his DNS zone files.
> 
> >How is this accomplished?  Do the DNS records use NSx throughout the
> >files and an A or CNAME for the friendly machine name?  Or is the other
> >way around, and the records us the friendly name while an A or CNAME is
> >used to map to NSx?
> 
> Since this is not something you should do, I'm not going to give you
> examples.  It's best to use the same name in the registration and the DNS
> files.
> 
	It is essential that you use the same name, otherwise
	nameservers which rate answers on there source will deadlock
	if the A records time out.

	Mark
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