Somewhat simple DNS setup...

[Craig Miller]

Hey, Kevin-

Ok, got those CNAME's replaced with real A records. The ambiguity is not
a problem, as you mention, because this whole cwe.cx domain is really just
an 'alias' for public consumption anyway - my real hostnames are managed by
my ISP.  I'll attach my new version cwe.db file at the bottom of this
message.  Can I do something as simple as:
   www.saints.cwe.cx     A 12.29.146.35
to get the 'www' name for my vhosts as well?  Never mind, I just tried
it and it appears to work.  Is it really this simple?  I can't believe
I've been analyzing this file for so long trying to decide the best
combination of A & CNAME and all.  See any more problems?

Got any magic tools you can use to identify why cableone.net won't
or can't resolve my names? :)  They're being categorically unhelpful.

Thanks very much for the info, Kevin, I owe you a beverage of your choice-
Craig

> You're using CNAMEs (mail.cwe.cx and ns.cwe.cx) on the righthand side
> of an NS record and an MX record. This is illegal. You should use the
> A record (cwe.cx) instead.
>
> On the other hand, there's nothing inherently wrong with having
> multiple A records referring to the same address. The only minor
> problem is that it creates a reverse-record ambiguity, but that's
> usually harmless.

;****** start file
cwe.cx.              SOA     cwe.cx. admin.cwe.cx. (
                             2001010409  ;    serial number
                             1D          ;    refresh: 1 day
                             1H          ;    retry: 60 minutes
                             7D          ;    expire: 7 days
                             1D )        ;    minimum: 60 minutes
cwe.cx.              NS      ns.cwe.cx.
cwe.cx.              NS      loki.cwe.cx.
cwe.cx.              NS      siouxlandchamber.com.
cwe.cx.              MX      10 mail.cwe.cx.
cwe.cx.              HINFO   "IBM/P233"  "OS/2 Warp"
;
cwe.cx.              A      12.29.146.34
;
gatekeeper.cwe.cx.   A      12.29.146.33
hermod.cwe.cx.       A      12.29.146.34
ns.cwe.cx.           A      12.29.146.34
mail.cwe.cx.         A      12.29.146.34
www.cwe.cx.          A      12.29.146.34
ftp.cwe.cx.          A      12.29.146.34
mftp.cwe.cx.         A      12.29.146.34
telnet.cwe.cx.       A      12.29.146.34
irc.cwe.cx.          A      12.29.146.34
bbs.cwe.cx.          A      12.29.146.34
vhost.cwe.cx.        A      12.29.146.35
saints.cwe.cx.       A      12.29.146.35
www.saints.cwe.cx.   A      12.29.146.35
saints.cwe.cx.       MX     10 mail.cwe.cx.
mhess.cwe.cx.        A      12.29.146.35
www.mhess.cwe.cx.    A      12.29.146.35
mhess.cwe.cx.        MX     10 mail.cwe.cx.
odin.cwe.cx.         A      12.29.146.36
loki.cwe.cx.         A      12.29.146.37
thor.cwe.cx.         A      12.29.146.38
hugin.cwe.cx.        A      12.29.146.39
munin.cwe.cx.        A      12.29.146.40
freya.cwe.cx.        A      12.29.146.41
narve.cwe.cx.        A      12.29.146.42
njord.cwe.cx.        A      12.29.146.43
heimdall.cwe.cx.     A      12.29.146.44
vali.cwe.cx.         A      12.29.146.45
sigyn.cwe.cx.        A      12.29.146.46
; End of Zone
; ******* end file


--

Craig Miller <mailto:craiger at cwe.cx>
Owner, CWE Solutions <http://cwe.cx/>
ICQ# 43937751

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