Re: [cobalt-users] New member - Name Server Question

[Paul Schreiber <cheesefactory@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > The RaQ is your primary nameserver?
> >Yes.
> >
> > > Yet you still put in a secondary DNS record?
> > >
> > > Can you tell me why?
> >Suppose ns2.foobar.com is my secondary. I put in a "secondary
> nameserver (NS)" record in via the GUI. (Not "Secondary nameserver.")
> 
> Now I understand.  You put in a second NS record, which points to
                                  ^^^^^^
> another nameserver, which acts as a secondary for the domain. 

[snip]

> According to "DNS and Bind", the purpose of an NS record is to define a 
> host that is authoritative for that particular class and domain.

Are you saying I should have an NS record pointing to the raq itself as
well?

Right now, I only have one NS record; in this case it's pointing to
ns1.ultradns.net.

Paul

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