dns/bind with apache

[Barry Margolin]

In article <9kasum$5ko at pub3.rc.vix.com>, Alex Sorokin <retzar at si.rr.com> wrote:
>I'm having a problem with apache.  I checked the apache config, and i've
>asked others,and it looks correct... Whenever I try to start it up, it gives
>me this error.  "Cannot resolve host name mydomain.com --- exiting!"
>The computer that apache is installed is a multidomain machine, Included
>is the zone config file for one of the virtual hosts... can someone tell me
>if anything
>here would justify such an error?
>
>"$TTL 30000
>@                        IN     SOA    mydomain.mydomain.com. mydomain.com.
>(
>                                20010716   ; Serial
>                                3600       ; Refresh
>                                900        ; Retry
>                                3600000    ; Expire
>                                3600 )     ; Minimum
>
>
>localhost                IN     A       127.0.0.1
>mydomain    IN     A       123.123.123.123 #the computers IP address

That A record creates an address for mydomain.mydomain.com, but not for
just mydomain.com.  You need:

@ IN A 123.123.123.123

>mail                     IN     CNAME   mydomain
>#localhost               IN     CNAME   mydomain
>ftp                      IN     CNAME   mydomain
>
>
>@                        IN     MX      10 mail.mydomain.com.
>                         IN     NS      mydomain.mydomain.com.
>                         IN     PTR     localhost
>
>(I used the same name for the hostname and the domain name incase your
>wondering)
>
>
>Any help would be appreciated. thank you
>
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