CNAME as an alias to a TXT record

[m3047]

I would expect so.

HECATE:~ m3047$ dig points-to-m3047.net.m3047.

; <<>> DiG 9.8.3-P1 <<>> points-to-m3047.net.m3047.
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 50873
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;points-to-m3047.net.m3047.	IN	A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
POINTS-TO-M3047.NET.m3047. 600	IN	CNAME	M3047.NET.
m3047.net.		7200	IN	A	209.221.140.128

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
m3047.net.		6334	IN	NS	dns1.encirca.net.
m3047.net.		6334	IN	NS	dns2.encirca.net.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
dns1.encirca.net.	157334	IN	A	108.166.170.106
dns2.encirca.net.	157334	IN	A	64.62.200.132

;; Query time: 69 msec
;; SERVER: 10.0.0.220#53(10.0.0.220)
;; WHEN: Mon Nov  4 12:40:17 2019
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 197

HECATE:~ m3047$ dig points-to-m3047.net.m3047. txt

; <<>> DiG 9.8.3-P1 <<>> points-to-m3047.net.m3047. txt
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 46861
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;points-to-m3047.net.m3047.	IN	TXT

;; ANSWER SECTION:
POINTS-TO-M3047.NET.m3047. 600	IN	CNAME	M3047.NET.
m3047.net.		7200	IN	TXT	"v=spf1 
ip4:209.221.140.128/31 +mx -all"

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
m3047.net.		6329	IN	NS	dns1.encirca.net.
m3047.net.		6329	IN	NS	dns2.encirca.net.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
dns1.encirca.net.	157329	IN	A	108.166.170.106
dns2.encirca.net.	157329	IN	A	64.62.200.132

;; Query time: 108 msec
;; SERVER: 10.0.0.220#53(10.0.0.220)
;; WHEN: Mon Nov  4 12:40:22 2019
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 232


On Mon, 4 Nov 2019, Computerisms Corporation wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am wondering if it is possible to create a CNAME in one zone to resolve as 
> a TXT record in another zone.  Can't find anything that says it will work, 
> but can't find any thing that says it won't, either.
>
> For example, I have added in the zone file for dom1:
>
> _acme-challenge	CNAME	_acme-challenge.dom2.com.
>
> and then in zone file for dom2:
>
> _acme-challenge	TXT	"thisismytextvalue"
>
> Then, and more or less as expected, the following dig command fails to return 
> a record.
>
> dig -t TXT  _acme-challenge.dom1.com
>
> Is there a way to get the dig command to return the TXT value for dom2? Or is 
> that something that can pretty much only happen with A records?
>
>
> -- 
> Bob Miller