[Pdns-users] CNAME record to an external domain

[bert hubert]

On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 08:22:53PM +0200, Marko Kobal wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'll be even more specific, as the problem is even more interesting.
> 
> We are talking about my dns server dns1.arctur.si (MASTER)
> 
> 1) I have domain tehnodrvo.hr with external CNAME record:
> 
> tehnodrvo.hr 	CNAME 	tehnodrvo.dyndns.org

This is not allowed. The CNAME actually means 'tehnodrvo.hr' *IS*
tehnodrvo.dyndns.org

This is a restriction caused by how DNS works, it is not related to
PowerDNS. Other nameservers disallow 'CNAME and other' data for a single
record.

Your problems probably flow from this mistake.

	Bert

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