Re: [cobalt-users] Pointing a Sub Domain To a directory

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark Baker - Cobalt Lists wrote:

> if you don't want e-mail @ subdomain can't we just use a cname pointing
> support.domain to domain/support ??
> 
> Surely we can just edit the DNS entry for this to put /support in the cname
> record?

No, you cannot put a directory into any kind of record in DNS.

I'd like to explain why, but honestly the fact that you ask the
questions proves that you don't have enough of a background in DNS to
understand it.

Simply, DNS has nothing at all to do with your computer.  All it does is
convert names to numbers.  The rest is all done by two magicians,
between their Las Vegas acts <smile>.

Jeff
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