Allow recursion for esternal resources in a authoritative zone on a "not open" dns server

[Barry Margolin]

In article <mailman.1694.1384820048.20661.bind-users at lists.isc.org>,
 Mark Andrews <marka at isc.org> wrote:

> In message 
> <E81ED6071F7E3E44A69BC960C04469250C1A2001 at S-MI-MAIL2.milano.wkitaly.it>, 
> "Chiesa Stefano" writes:
> > I'd like to know if there is a way to tell to BIND "if the external
> > resource is in a domain managed by you, resolve (do recourse)"
> > 
> > Do you know if it is possible?
> 
> No. 

If the server is authoritative for both the CNAME and the target of the 
CNAME, no recursion should be necessary -- the target is already in its 
memory. Doesn't the server normally fill in the whole CNAME chain in 
this case?

-- 
Barry Margolin
Arlington, MA