CNAME from Subdomain to main domain-name.

[Beavis]

thanks for the pointers guys..

:)

On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Chris Buxton <cbuxton at menandmice.com> wrote:
> A minor correction/addition to your second rule for CNAME records
> (which does not affect the OP):
>
>> 2) you can't point one CNAME at another CNAME
>
> You can't point any record type at a CNAME. MX, NS, and SRV records
> also may not have aliases in their RData.
>
> The functional exception is CNAME records themselves, actually.
> Although it is against the rules to have a CNAME record refer to
> another CNAME alias, it works (because the RFC says it should work,
> despite the rule) and it's used in production.
>
> For example:
>
> www.microsoft.com.      3600    IN      CNAME   toggle.www.ms.akadns.net.
> toggle.www.ms.akadns.net. 300   IN      CNAME   g.www.ms.akadns.net.
> g.www.ms.akadns.net.    300     IN      CNAME   lb1.www.ms.akadns.net.
> lb1.www.ms.akadns.net.  300     IN      A       65.55.21.250
> lb1.www.ms.akadns.net.  300     IN      A       207.46.193.254
> lb1.www.ms.akadns.net.  300     IN      A       207.46.192.254
> lb1.www.ms.akadns.net.  300     IN      A       207.46.19.190
> lb1.www.ms.akadns.net.  300     IN      A       65.55.12.249
> lb1.www.ms.akadns.net.  300     IN      A       207.46.19.254
>
> Chris Buxton
> Professional Services
> Men & Mice
>
> On Oct 10, 2008, at 2:31 PM, Kevin Darcy wrote:
>
>> Again, the relevant rules are:
>> 1) if other data is present at a node (which is true by edict for an
>> apex), it can't own a CNAME
>> 2) you can't point one CNAME at another CNAME
>
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