wildcards

[Cricket Liu]

filip wrote:
> does Bind support wildcards?
> 
> like *rac.*lac.mnc001.mcc206.gprs  (this represents a hostsname in
> GPRS) 

Yes, it does, but in DNS, the wildcard must be the leftmost label in
an owner name, e.g.:

*rac.lac.mnc001.mcc206.gprs.    IN    A    10.0.0.1

cricket

Men & Mice
DNS Software, Training and Consulting
www.menandmice.com

The DNS and BIND Cookbook, available now!
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/dnsbindckbk/