CNAME records pointing to other domains.

[Cricket Liu]

> is this correct?
>
> $ORIGIN cmd.gwu.edu.
> charon          IN      CNAME   charon.cmd.gwumc.edu.
> cpmdtest        IN      CNAME   cpmdtest.cmd.gwumc.edu.
> gwvenus         IN      CNAME   gwvenus.cmd.gwumc.edu.
>
> I found this in my db file and I'm wondering if it's correct according to
> RFCs. It seems to work, but is it really a good idea to have a CNAME
record
> pointing to a machine in another domain (but NOT a subdomain)?

Sure, there's nothing wrong with that.

cricket