You have two primary options, DynDNS and updating the BIND configuration files (and then HUPping named). The manual should provide you with all necessary information, but it's a pain in the anus to read. Experiment around with the config files a bit, though, and you'll quickly discover what your script will need to do in order to create a new subdomain (or remove an existing one).
- Dave ibernardlabs [Paul Alapatt] wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > I have never ever done anything with the DNS and the funny thing is I am > in the middle of something that needs me to do something with it and > also really fast. > > I need to do : > > I need to make subdomains on the fly like say the main server is > abc.com, then when a script runs it should be able to create > <username>.abc.com > > Can someone please help me out, and please I have no clue to what one > needs to do here. > > Regards, > Paul Alapatt > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > Richard Dobson > Sent: 31 July 2002 15:42 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [JDEV] Custom messages/extensions > > > Hi Mark, > > Message is not really appropriate for what you want to use it for, IQ is > the place you should be putting your extensions, in messages you can > only add x elements into the message and you certainly shouldnt be > defining new message types. > > Richard > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Derricutt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 10:26 AM > Subject: [JDEV] Custom messages/extensions > > > > Hiya, I'm currently working on a project that we're wanting to use > > Jabber as our messaging layer between client and server applications. > > > > I envisage sending 4-5 special "messages" with our applicatoins data > > back and forth, but I'm not sure exactlty -where- I should be putting > > my > payload > > (in order to be a nice Jabber citizen). > > > > At the moment I'm plaing with just sending normal messages, which my > > payload next after the body, in its own namespace, something like: > > > > <message.......> > > <body>This is a message</body> > > <specialk xmlns="super:goodness"> > > <more data="here"/> > > </specialk> > > </message> > > > > Is this ok? Or should be doing this inside an <iq/> element or > > something? > > > > Are there any JEPs/HOW-TOs or docs on what should and shouldn't be > > done, when extending stuff? My manager wanted wanted to do something > > with <message type="ourspecialmessagetype"></message>, but I wasn't > > too sure about that either... > > > > Mark > > > > -- \m/ -- > > "...if I seem super human I have been misunderstood." (c) Dream > Theater > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - ICQ: 1934853 JID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > jdev mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://mailman.jabber.org/listinfo/jdev > > > > > _______________________________________________ > jdev mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.jabber.org/listinfo/jdev > > > _______________________________________________ > jdev mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.jabber.org/listinfo/jdev > _______________________________________________ jdev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.jabber.org/listinfo/jdev
