smtp server and CNAMEs

[Harry Putnam]

Kevin Darcy <kcd at daimlerchrysler.com> writes:


> The PTR should point back to a name that owns the corresponding A RR, 
> not to a CNAME.

Thanks

> Of course, you didn't show any "reader" A RR in the file for your 
> local.net0 zone, so it's difficult to verify the correctness of your 
> config...

Ahh sorry .. overzealous snippage...

zone.local.net0

$TTL 1D
local.net0.     IN SOA    reader.local.net0.  hostmaster (
                        200405191 ; serial
                        8H        ; refresh
                        4H        ; retry
                        4W        ; expire
                        1D )      ; minimum
; define the authoritative name server
local.net0.     IN     NS      reader.local.net0.
; [HP 01/30/06 09:56 The 10 indicates priority [lower is higher]]
                MX      10 reader.local.net0
; define domain functions with CNAMEs
smtp.local.net0.               CNAME		reader.local.net0.

; just in case someone asks for localhost.local.net0
localhost.local.net0.        A       127.0.0.1
; our hostnames, in alphabetical order
ansil.local.net0.           A       192.168.0.21
bjp.local.net0.             A       192.168.0.16
reader.local.net0.          A       192.168.0.4
fw.local.net0.              A       192.168.0.20
harvey.local.net0.          A       192.168.0.22
mob2.local.net0.            A       192.168.0.3