Creating a CNAME to another domain.

[Chris Thompson]

On Jul 29 2009, Kevin Darcy wrote:

>Danny Mayer wrote:
[...]
>> Not true. For a Domain alias use a DNAME:
>>
>> mydomain.com.	IN 	DNAME	otherdomain.com.
>>   
>Bearing in mind that the OP asked specifically about creation of CNAMEs, 
>which part is "not true"?

Especially as a DNAME does not redirect the owner name itself,
only its descendants. (That's why it is allowed at the zone apex
in the first place, of course.)

-- 
Chris Thompson
Email: cet1 at cam.ac.uk