Bind dual zones?

[Mark Andrews]

> Donny Jekels wrote:
> > Is the records the same in both zone files?
> > i.e. 
> > 	do you have the same A, C-NAME, PTR records in both zone files
> >
> >
> >   
> I do not know for sure the answer to this since I do not administer the 
> DNS.  I can only assume that
> the records are the same in both zones.  This is what is creating the 
> problems of dual entry for
> DNS to get ohio.edu and ohiou.edu.  It would be great if we could 
> somehow control one zone to do both.  One entry ....

	See DNAME.

> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bind-users-bounce at isc.org [mailto:bind-users-bounce at isc.org] On
> > Behalf Of Tim Hibbard
> > Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 7:37 AM
> > To: bind-users at isc.org
> > Subject: Bind dual zones?
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > Forgive me for I not to greatly knowledgeable with Bind.  My experience 
> > encompasses adding zones, cnames, anames and modifing the SOA.   Our 
> > university (Ohio University) is experiencing growing pains DNS wise.  We
> >
> > have two domains ohiou.edu and ohio.edu.  While I'm not the person that 
> > handles the DNS I am part of a committee to help resolve the following 
> > problem:
> >
> > It has become a burden for the DNS team to create new DNS zone.  If a 
> > user asks for foobar.ohiou.edu the administrator has to do a dual entry 
> > in two different zones.  One for foobar.ohiou.edu and one for 
> > foobar.ohio.edu.  Is there a way to overcome this problem so when we add
> >
> > foobar.ohiou.edu that "something" is created to point foobar.ohio.edu to
> >
> > the same address?
> >
> > Any examples or feedback would be greatly appreciated.  Please remember 
> > I'm a realiative newbie to Bind ;)
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Tim Hibbard
> >
> >
> >   
> 
> 
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> 
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> 
> Tim Hibbard
> Senior Software Engineer
> Vice President For Research
> Ohio University
> Athens, Ohio 45701
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> hibbard at research.ohiou.edu
> 
> 
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