Re: [cobalt-users] Virtual Name Server

["Rodolfo J. Paiz" <rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 5/9/01 09:54 AM -0400, you wrote:
> "Rodolfo J. Paiz" <rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > You're making your life too complicated. All you need is one NS and one A
> > record in your zonefile:
> >
> > james.com.      IN      NS      ns2.james.com.
> > ns2.james.com.  IN      A       my.isp.dns.ip
>
> Does the second record work?  I'm pretty familiar with DNS...I have the
> DNS/BIND cricket book and have actually read it.  <grin>  I was under the
> impression A records had to point to an IP address.  Can they point to a
> host?

It does have to point to an IP address. "my.isp.dns.ip" was my way of 
writing "my.ISP's.DNSserver's.IPaddress" in quad-dotted shorthand. :) Sorry 
for not being clear.


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Rodolfo J. Paiz
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