RE: [cobalt-users] domain forwarding, or is that different - Raq3i

["Paul Shuttleworth" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Hi,
> Admittedly this is on an RAQ4 but, I just entered 1 'A' record in the dns
> for the domain that is to be redirected.
> ie
>
> www.redirect.com --> www.destination.com
>
> That seems to work just fine. I'm not sure if the GUI is the same
> for the 3i
> but i'm sure you must be able to add dns records somewhere there.
>
> Regards
>
> Alan

This is not possible from the GUI on my Raq4r as you can only have an A
record

www.domainname.com --> 100.100.100.100

The second entry has to be an IP address and not a domain name.

This would be ok if the site you want as the "Master" is on its own IP
address but not if it is a virtual site sharing a single IP address with
others.

It may however be possible using a CNAME ! but as we all know CNAMES are
evil on cobalts and should not be used,ever,ever,ever, although I can't
remember quite why!

Anyway, that's just my two (euros,pence,cents) worth.

Paul.