redelegation of a domain

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> hi,
> Is there any possbilility that we can re-delegate a zone which already 
> points to a name server ?
> To make myself clear , let me explain it with an example.
> 
> ns1.abc.net server delegates that  NS of xyz.net is   ns1.kkk.net
> 
> ns1.abc.net zone file as follows;
> 
> xyz.net. NS  ns1.kkk.net.
> 
> ===================
> 
> ns1.kkk.net zone file:
> 
> xyz.net. NS ns1.def.net.
> 
> I know that this doesn't work. We can't re-delegate the same zone.This 
> means that delegation is only possilble
> for sub-domains not for the parent zone itself.I have read rfc-1034 but 
> I couldn't find any answer for this.
> 
> Yours Sincerely

	Delegation is strictly heirachical.  If you need to re-delegate
	it has to be done in the parent.

	Mark
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