Glen,
In you db file if you have your current domain pointint to another site
like this:
www.christianfamilies.org IN CNAME www.christianfamilies.net
or
www.christianfamilies.org IN A www.christianfamilies.net
change it to
www.christianfamilies.org IN CNAME holiness.dhis.org
Change the serial number on the db file, send the HUP to named and test
it out, when you are online and offline.
I'm not sure what you are getting at, are you running your own DNS server
or is an ISP or thrid party doing it for you?
If you are using a dialup, I would assume you use someone else to do the
DNS for ya, in that case contact them and ask them to aliase
www.christianfamilies.org to holiness.dhis.org.
I'm not familiar with dhis.org, but for like $5 extra a month most ISP will
give ya a static ip.
I assume alot, and it gets me in trouble alot :) if I got some of the details
wrong, yell and i'll try to explain it a little better.
Jack
>
> I recently tried out the dynamic DNS resolution service www.dhis.org is
> offering. It appears to be working quite well. I sent them the below
> letter and received the corresponding response, but I don't have a clue
> what Peder is trying to say.
>
> Anyone like to take a shot and explain it to me?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Glen
>
>
> Hi Glen,
>
>
> On Sat, 10 Jul 1999, Glen Lee Edwards wrote:
>
> > I have a question about cnames (but not the kind you use). I currently
> > own a domain that isn't doing anything, www.christianfamilies.org. For
> > lack of anything to do with it, it currently points to
> > www.christianfamilies.net. I was wondering, is there a way to configure
> > this through you where it points to holiness.dhis.org instead?
>
> Well, you should bungle with the DNS database for christianfamilies.org
>
>
> www.christianfamilies.org. IN CNAME holiness.dhis.org.
>
> Remark the trailing dots (.) after the FQDN.
>
> The trailing dot tells the name server that the name is a FQDN, and
> it don't have to add e.g. a 2. and 1. levle domain name.
>
>
> This mean if anyone do a lookup of www.christianfamilies.org it will point
> to holiness.dhis.org and holiness.dhis.org will point to either the
> OFFLINE IP number or you current ONLINE IP number.
>
> So if anyone would like to browse http://www.christianfamilies.org/
> the request will end up @ your holiness.dhis.org box if you are online :-)
>
> Hope this info will help you.
>
>
> --
> Best Regards
> Peder
>
