The root registry does not honour CNAMES. Basically you should have a one
to one match up with IPs/nameserver hosts.
Charles Daminato
TUCOWS Product Manager (ccTLDs)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 5 Nov 2000, Merlin wrote:
> I had the same problem the other day.
>
> I set up two name servers, that are CNAMES to the 'real' servers.
>
> They were ignored by everyone. I don't know where the problem stems from,
> but I noticed this.
>
> In the OpenSRS interface under ManageNameservers (manage.cgi) when
> displaying the 'real' nameservers, the A record ones, they show the IP
> address along with the nameserver name. Naturally enough that's a necessity.
>
> However....
> When displaying the nameserver names that are actually CNAMES for the
> running nameservers, NO IP is displayed. So notihing can find them. The
> systems seem to be ignoring CNAME directives.
>
>
> I set the offending domains nameservers back to the A record nameservers,
> and withing minutes, they were in place and responding ....
>
> Is there something wrong there??? or is that how its supposed to be. You
> cant use CNAME nameservers, and/or unless you have an A record nameserver
> name in place, it wont work.
>
> bob
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marc Schneiders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Swerve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: "opensrs discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 2:13 AM
> Subject: Re: nameserver change propagation ?
>
>
> > On Sat, 4 Nov 2000, at 10:21 [=GMT-0500], Swerve wrote:
> >
> > > I've pointed a few of my domains to a new server. I think i did 2 of
> them
> > > last Wed. (maybe early Thurs.). Shouldn't they be pointing to their new
> > > locations by now? On my mac i use anarchie to trace them, or test in
> the
> > > browser. What the typical duration for propagation? Once i make the
> > > changes at opensrs, when does this info get submitted to nsi, and how
> often
> > > does nsi update their system to be reflected across the net?
> > >
> > > the domain in question is 69-e.org and www.69-e.org
> > > their new server is 204.180.42.2
> >
> > a.root-servers.net gives two nameservers. One of them is the IP you
> > indicated. However... It looks the nameservers have no idea the domain
> > exists, did you tell them about it?
> >
> > [nslookup]
> > > server ns1.forsite.net
> > Default Server: ns1.forsite.net
> > Address: 204.180.42.2
> >
> > > www.69-e.org.
> > Server: ns1.forsite.net
> > Address: 204.180.42.2
> >
> > *** ns1.forsite.net can't find www.69-e.org.: Server failed
> > > server ns1.69-e.org
> > Default Server: ns1.69-e.org
> > Address: 204.180.41.254
> >
> > > www.69-e.org.
> > Server: ns1.69-e.org
> > Address: 204.180.41.254
> >
> > *** ns1.69-e.org can't find www.69-e.org.: Server failed
> >
> > --
> > Marc Schneiders --- Domains
> > for the Next Millennium:
> > http://www.BizKidsWeb.com
> >
> >
> >
>
>
