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</head><body><p>I'm sure there's a good, simple reason for this, I just can't seem to find the answer searching on the Internet.</p><p><br></p><p>Why does named perform a lookup for the A record when its IP is returned with the CNAME in the first answer?</p><p><br></p><p>Using dig, I find play.google.com is a CNAME for play.l.google.com.</p><p><br></p><p>When asked to resolve it, named will first look for play.google.com. The result will include the CNAME and the IP of the A record.</p><p><br></p><p>Named then makes a second request to resolve the A record.</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks in advance,</p><p><br></p><p>Steve.</p></body></html>