Using Multiple CNAMES

[dbotham at edeltacom.com]

Gary,

Here is the jist of it:

Whatever is on the left side of a CNAME record cannot be on the left side
of any other records in the zone.

e.g.

OK:
whatever-here           IN    CNAME www.somedomain.com.

BOTH Of These are BAD because "whatever-here" is on the left side of the
CNAME record above.
whatever-here           IN    CNAME www.some-otherdomain.com.
whatever-here           IN    A           192.168.1.5

Hope this helps.

Dave...




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Does anyone know what the potential problems might be using multiple
CNAMES.
We are using Bind 8.2.3 or Solaris, and I have a requested to do this.
After reading the book, all the has is it "violates the CNAME and other
data
rules".

thanks
gary gladney

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