Thanks for the help Len, it seems I got it now.
I have to sleep now... ;-))
regards,
Patrick Mast
www.Patrick.be.kz
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Namens Len Conrad
> Verzonden: zondag 22 oktober 2000 0:53
> Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Onderwerp: RE: [IMail Forum] "Official Host name"
>
>
>
> >I hate this DNS GUI of Win2K!! ;-)))
>
> Come on, GUI's make everything so easy, don't have know anything,
> just check them boxes, click those buttons, and pray!!!
>
> >If I have added the 2 MX records, the dns txt file looks like this:
> >,--------
> >| patrick MX 10 mail.bekz.net.
> >| mail.patrick MX 10 mail.bekz.net.
>
> ok
>
> >`----------------------
> >(I think that Win2K adds the ".be.kz" extention automaticly to the host
> >names...)
>
> Is "think" a synonyum for "guess"?
>
> >Than when I want to add this A record:
> >domain.com. A ip.ad.re.ss ; of web server
>
> simple enough desire
>
> >The DNS txt file looks like this:
> >,--------------
> >|patrick A 212.204.213.204
> >| MX 10 mail.bekz.net.
> >|mail.patrick MX 10 mail.bekz.net.
>
> there are text files in W2K? :)))
>
> >`-------------------
> >Notice that the "patrick" from the first MX record is gone...
> >The "A" record is created.
>
> when the hostname is absent, the preceding hostname is
> implicit. This is RFC zone file convention, not MS.
>
> >Do I need to continue adding DNS or is it wrong this way?
>
> Let the GUI goo however it wants, then you test it with nslookup or dig.
>
> Len
>
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