Configuring CNAME for nosslsearch.google.com

/dev/rob0 rob0 at gmx.co.uk
Mon Apr 16 14:00:14 UTC 2012


On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 09:40:16AM -0400, Matthew Huff wrote:
> Actually, this can be done.
> 
> Create a zone file for "www.google.com", not "google.com". The zone file
> should like this (replace THIS_HOSTNAME with the name of your nameserver:
> 
> 
> @		IN	SOA	localhost	root at localhost. (
> 						2012041100
> 						7200
> 						1800
> 						1209600 
> 						300 )
> 		
> 		IN NS THIS_HOSTNAME
> 
> 		IN CNAME nosslsearch.google.com.

Did you try this out with named-checkzone(8)?

1. Bad SOA:
   a. unqualified MNANE
   b. "@" in RNAME
2. CNAME and other data

The top of a zone cannot be a CNAME, because SOA and NS are required.

The OP needs to talk to Google about their suggestion.
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