[thelist] DNS and MX record woes

.jeff jeff at members.evolt.org
Tue Nov 19 14:07:00 CST 2002


john,

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> From: John Handelaar
>
> > omg, that's not what i wanted to hear.  i prefer using
> > a cname since that means if my ip block changes (ip
> > re-addressing, moving hosts, etc) i just update the a
> > record for thor.jeffhowden.com and all the domains that
> > are on that box get updated as well.  grrrrr.
>
> If it's any consolation, and providing that the MX record
> points to adultdvdtoday.com, as do all the subdomains as
> CNAME records, then changing only the A record for
> adultdvdtoday.com would have the same effect for that
> entire domain.
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what if jeffhowden.com had an mx record that matched this domain?  would it
then resolve correctly?  or, is it simply going to try to connect to
thor.jeffhowden.com?

i'm really reluctant to go changing from cname's for the domains i host on
that box cause that means multiple domains to edit if the ip of the box were
to change for some reason (it's not in the most permanent location
currently).

.jeff

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