What is wrong with this?

[Mark.Andrews at nominum.com]

	This breaks the CNAME and other data rule.  Use a A record
	instead.

	testdomain.net.            IN CNAME testdomain.com.

	Mark

> 
> I am trying to get my .net domain to point to the .com domain but neither of
> the two versions below work, any ideas?  running BIND 8.2.3 and the .com
> domain resolves with no problems.
> 
> ;
> ; Default db.testdomain.net file installed by Apple server admin
> ;
> 
> testdomain.net. IN SOA indigo.testdomain.com. g4.testdomain.com. (
>                           1        ; Serial
>                           10800    ; Refresh after 3 hours
>                           3600     ; Retry after 1 hour
>                           604800   ; Expire after 1 week
>                           86400 )  ; Minimum TTL of 1 day
> 
> ;
> ; Name servers
> ;
> testdomain.net.  IN NS  indigo.testdomain.com.
> 
> testdomain.net.  IN MX  10  mail.testdomain.com.
> ;
> ; Addresses for the canonical names
> ;
> localhost.testdomain.net.    IN A    127.0.0.1
> ;
> ; Aliases
> ;
> www.testdomain.net.        IN CNAME www.testdomain.com.
> mail.testdomain.net.        IN CNAME mail.testdomain.com.
> ftp.testdomain.net.        IN CNAME ftp.testdomain.com
> testdomain.net.            IN CNAME testdomain.com.
> 
> 
> or
> 
> 
> ;
> ; Default db.testdomain.net file installed by Apple server admin
> ;
> 
> testdomain.net. IN SOA indigo.testdomain.com. g4.testdomain.com. (
>                           1        ; Serial
>                           10800    ; Refresh after 3 hours
>                           3600     ; Retry after 1 hour
>                           604800   ; Expire after 1 week
>                           3600 )  ; Minimum TTL of 1 hour
> 
> ;
> ; Name servers
> ;
> testdomain.net.    IN    NS    indigo.testdomain.com.
> testdomain.net.    IN    MX    10    mail.testdomain.com.
> ;
> ; Addresses for the canonical names
> ;
> localhost.testdomain.net.    IN    A    127.0.0.1
> testdomain.net.    IN    A    64.183.147.35
> ;
> ; Aliases
> ;
> www.testdomain.net.    IN    CNAME    www.testdomain.com.
> mail.testdomain.net.    IN    CNAME    mail.testdomain.com.
> ftp.testdomain.net.    IN    CNAME    ftp.testdomain.com
> testdomain.net.    IN    CNAME    testdomain.com.
> 
> 
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Mark Andrews, Nominum Inc.
1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia
PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742                 INTERNET: Mark.Andrews at nominum.com