domain.ext. vs @

[Pete Ehlke]

* Julius Caesar <jcaesar at bamva.com> said, on [020117 08:20]:
> 
> Could someone tell me the difference between the following
> entries in the zone file for zone 'domain.tld':
> 
> @           IN  A  ip.ad.dr.es
> domain.tld. IN  A  ip.ad.dr.es

Depends on the context. If there is no $ORIGIN statement preceeding the
@ line, they are functionally equivalent. If $ORIGIN has been modified,
then @ references the current origin rather than domain.tld.

-Pete