Does "@" in CNAME record not work?

[Mark.Andrews at nominum.com]

> >         mydomain.com            SOA ...
> >         mydomain.com            NS ns1.mydomain.com
> >         mydomain.com            A 192.168.0.4  ; must be an A record
> >         ns1.mydomain.com        A 192.168.0.4  ; must be an A record
> >         www.mydomain.com        CNAME mydomain.com
> 
> 
> Mark,
> 
> Doesn't that bring me back to the problem pointed out in the Bind/DNS
> book (3rd edition, pgs. 64-65)?
> 
> Jim

	Given that I was long past needing "DNS and BIND" when it was
	first written and that Cricket uses me a source of information
	from time to time when he needs to clarify BIND's behaviour,
	I've never bothered to get a copy.

	Sometimes you can't avoid have two records with the one address.

	Mark
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