RE: [cobalt-users] Help with CNAME

["Neil J. Kemp" <guyver@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The "don't use CNAMES" part is probably because if you make www.domain.com
a CNAME to domain.com and then USE it with the RaQ2's mail handling system
(via interface) it won't work and all mail will reject. www (or the
subdomain if different MUST be a A record) and no I'm not confusing this
with the MX record. I wouldn't say this applies to your situation though
as you're not trying to set the second domain up via the web interface for
hosting, you already have that done on your initial domain. 

--Neil

On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, Ben Hayes wrote:

> Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 11:23:46 -0600
> From: Ben Hayes <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Help with CNAME
> 
> The DNS Records for the domain I am pointing to follow the directions at
> http://www.cobalt.com/support/wp.dns.html.
> This information is below.  Does anyone have any idea why Cobalt would say
> not to use CNAMES and a couple of people on this list says it works for
> them?  I am still unable to point oncologics.net to oncologics.org.
> 
> Any other ideas?  Also, Is it necessary for me to create a virtual site for
> the .net domain that I want pointed to the .org domain?
> 
> -Ben
> 
> Here is the DNS information for each of the domains that I am working with.
> 
> 1. DNS Settings for oncologics.org
> 
> (a record) oncologics.org - 208.180.48.50
> (a record) mail.oncologics.org -208.180.48.50
> (a record) www.oncologics.org - 208.180.48.50
> (ptr record, created automatically w/ reverse lookup checked off)
> 208.180.48.50/24 - oncologics.org
> (mx record) oncologics.org - mail is sent to the High priority mail server -
> mail.oncologics.org
> 
> 2. DNS Settings for oncologics.net (This is the one I'm trying to point to
> oncologics.org
> 
> (CNAME Record) www.oncologics.net - www.oncologics.org
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Dan
> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 10:55 AM
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Help with CNAME
> 
> 
> What else is in the DNS records for that domain? If the CNAME is the only
> thing there, it should work.
> Also, what is in the DNS records for the domain you're pointing to. Does it
> follow the info at
> http://www.cobalt.com/support/wp.dns.html
> --
> Dan Kriwitsky
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ben Hayes
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 10:32 AM
> > To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [cobalt-users] Help with CNAME
> >
> >
> > I have a virtual site, let\'s call it www.name.org and another site
> > www.name.net.  What do I have to do to get www.name.net to point to
> > www.name.org.  I am using namebased hosting and only have one ip for my
> > Raq2.
> >
> > I created a CNAME record for www.name.net to point to www.name.org, but it
> > doen't bring me to that site.  Instead, it brings me to the main
> > site of my
> > Raq2.
> >
> > This was Cobalt's support answer when I emailed them this question:
> >
> > >Hi -
> >
> > >Thanks for contacting Cobalt Networks Technical Support.
> >
> > >You may not use C NAME records with the RaQ 2. You must use A
> > NAME records.
> > >For more information on DNS configuration, have a look at
> >
> >  >   http://www.cobalt.com/support/wp.dns.html
> >
> > >I hope this helps.
> >
> > >Joe
> > >--
> > >Cobalt Networks Technical Support Engineer
> >
> > Of course, the link they provided only explains setting up DNS
> > for links to
> > an IP address and as I've stated, I only have one (IP) to use on
> > this Raq 2.
> >
> > Any help from this list would be appreciated.
> >
> > -Ben
> >
> > Ben Hayes
> > Arsement & Hayes, LLC
> > Professional Computers Service
> >
> 
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