forwarders{} and delegation in zone behavior.

[Kevin Darcy]

William Stacey wrote:

>In 1034, it does not appear to say, but I assume Step 1 in the resolver
>logic also follows any cnames before returning?  TIA
>
>"Step 1 searches the cache for the desired data. If the data is in the
>cache, it is assumed to be good enough for normal use.  Some resolvers
>have an option at the user interface which will force the resolver to
>ignore the cached data and consult with an authoritative server.  This
>is not recommended as the default.  If the resolver has direct access to
>a name server's zones, it should check to see if the desired data is
>present in authoritative form, and if so, use the authoritative data in
>preference to cached data."
>
Yes, if the name is found as a CNAME in the cache, it would then restart 
at step 1 with the canonical name.

                                                                         
                                             - Kevin