Re: [cobalt-users] redirect

["E.B. Dreger" <eddy+public+spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

JL> Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 20:19:25 -0700
JL> From: Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>


JL> Never is a long time Maurice.  You should never use a CNAME to point to
JL> either the domain or the hostname.domain on any RaQ that's also going to
JL> be pointed to by a mail-server, but that's about the only limitation.

Don't have CNAMEs point to CNAMEs, either.


JL> Using a CNAME is a quick and simple solution, and frankly, I like to

Actually, I used to use CNAMEs more than I do now.  Multiple A
records pointing to one IP is "officially" a bad idea, but I now
prefer that over the multiple queries required with CNAMEs.

Besides, anything that a CNAME can do, "sed" can too -- unless a
CNAME points to a host for which I don't do DNS.  (I definitely
tend to run CNAMEs in this case.)


JL> think elegant.  But it won't work unless the target URL has it's own
JL> dedicated IP#.

Uhhhhh.....

DNS converts FQHN to IP.  Web browser contacts webserver on that
IP, and sends request using "Host: " field in header.  Apache
"ServerName" directive matches host.


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