Re: [cobalt-users] Aliasing...

[Alfredo <alfredo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Does anyone know how to do any type of aliasing (script, named virutal,
> etc...) so that we could have a domain name in the address bar be something
> like:
>
> 	http://mycat.whatever.whatever   Instead of:
>
> 	http://www.mycat.com

You don't say what machine you're on, Kathleen and don't specify 
whether you're using name-based hosting or IP based. That makes a 
difference in many functions.

anyway, assuming name-based hosting: if I understand correctly, you 
just want to have a site with the mycat hostname and have it respond 
for the domain (in other words, if I type "http://whatever.whatever"; 
I'll go to "http://mycat.whatever.whatever";?)

If so, in the gui just create a site with that hostname "mycat" and 
the domain name (like doing a www site except you use mycat instead 
of www).

Set it up so that the site responds FOR the domain (there's a 
checkbox in the Raq3 GUI to do that -- I know nothing about the Raq4 
but it should have a similar capability.)

Set up a dns "A" record for that site.

And that's it. You don't need an aliasing process for this at all. 
Well...other than the normal aliasing that's automatically included 
in the creation of a url :-)

Oh, and for mail, make sure your ms record is domain to domain

mx whatever.whatever to whatever.whatever

And mycat's users will get their email just fine by just using the 
domain as the email servers.

Alfredo
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