[cobalt-users] RAQ2 - Pointers/CNAME/Email etc..

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I would be most grateful if someone could help me get a few issues 
straight in miy mind. So far I have succesfully:

1) Added a number of virtual sites (DNS handled by ISP)
2) Setup my own Cobalt  DNS and added domains. These have all 
been simple domain pointers to existing sites.

Where I need some help is in understanding the following:

1) Domain Pointer
When I setup a domain pointer (using my own Cobalt DNS) can I 
set up email forwarding for that domain without actually setting up 
a virtual site for that Domain. If so what are the steps please? 

2) CNAME
I am not sure I quite get this. For example if I want to point two 
domains to the same IP I can do so by setting up two accounts 
and allocating them to the same IP. This does however create two 
distinct web sites (ie directory structures). Am I right in thinking 
that by using a CNAME I would have multiple sites not only sharing 
the same IP address but also the same web space? 

3) MAX number of sites
I have heard talk of a maximum number of 200 web sites per 
RAQ2? What actually is the limiting factor. For example if I created 
200 virtual sites all with no more than a single page would that 
reach the limit in the same way as 200 medium size web sites. ie 
is there something which restricts the number of virtual host 
records which can be created.

Apologies for such a long winded post.

Lee