Resolving names that are not FQDN

Kevin Darcy kcd at daimlerchrysler.com
Thu Jan 25 01:10:23 UTC 2001


psima at transport.bombardier.com wrote:

> Hi,
>
> does a BIND server resolve names/requests for names without a domain
> attached to it? Like:
>
> Jan 24 13:22:28 zerberus named[24227]: XX+/127.0.0.1/firefly/A/IN
>
> ???
>
> With the FQDN, it works; but it seems to me as if names without domains
> can't be resolved by the name server, right?

Such a name would only resolve if it exists in the *root* zone.


- Kevin






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