@origin

[Nate Campi]

On Thu, Jan 24, 2002 at 06:32:07AM +0000, Ken wrote:
> Hello Joseph,
> 
> So if "$ORIGIN" is 'not' specified it's based on the name of the file, not
> the name of the zone from named.conf?

No, Joe said "the zone for which that file is called." The name of the
zone is known from the "zone" directive in named.conf (or whatever your
BIND config file is called).

You have it right, you just misinterpreted what Joe said. The default
origin always starts as the zone name. File names are irrelevant here.

> "Joseph S D Yao" <jsdy at center.osis.gov> wrote in message
> news:a2mtma$oqu at pub3.rc.vix.com...
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 22, 2002 at 09:53:51AM +0000, Ken wrote:
> > > what does it do?
> >
> > "@origin" produces a syntax error when put into a zone file.
> >
> > When "@" is the label (left-hand side) of a resource record in a zone
> > file, it initially translates into the zone for which that file is
> > called.  Thus, your zone files will typically start with (something
> > like):

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