Alex, > > We have been trying to use power dns as our main DNS but we > are having a few problems with CNAMES. It seems we can't > resolve the external ones no matter what we try. It seems a > little weird to me that such a famous DNS won't do such a > simple thing so i can only imagine this is a configuration > problem on our side : > > > > www.example.com A 127.0.0.1 > www2.example.com CNAME www.example.com > www3.example.com CNAME www.somwhere-else.com > > www ---> works > www2 --> works > www3 --> host not found
Is www.somewhere-else.com a CNAME as well? We experienced an issue with a CNAME pointing to a CNAME not functioning - I am not sure if this is by design and due to rfc's but took us a short while to figure out and may assist you as well. With best wishes Simon Please think of the environment before printing this message and any attachments. If you are not the intended recipient, or person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are not authorised to and must not disclose, copy, distribute or retain this message or any part of it. The opinions/views/comments on this e-mail do not necessarily reflect any views or policies of BizNet. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. BizNet accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. BizNet Solutions 2009 BizNet Solutions Ltd. is a Company registered in Northern Ireland, Company Reg: NI 39404 Head Office 133-137 Lisburn Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 7AG _______________________________________________ Pdns-users mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.powerdns.com/mailman/listinfo/pdns-users
