[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello Bill, > > Just something I wondered, regarding the "template hostnames", or > "default records" for domains.. > > I mentionend in the past the abbility to be abble to define different > templates and let the site admin choose what template to apply asn > default to a domain. > > Another (simple?) abbility would maybe be to let the group-owner (or > even the domain-owner ?) the abbility to add some > admin/group-owner-defined templates available for the domain......... > > Exemple for some random domain.ext : > > 1st template let's call it "round robin web": > A DOMAIN 10.0.0.10 > A DOMAIN 10.0.0.11 CNAME www.DOMAIN DOMAIN > > 2nd template, let's call it "round robin pop3 and smtp": > A pop3.DOMAIN 10.0.0.20 > CNAME smtp.DOMAIN pop3.DOMAIN > > 3rd template, let's call it "round robin imap and smtp": > A imap.DOMAIN 10.0.0.22 > CNAME smtp.DOMAIN imap.DOMAIN > > 4th template, let's call it "client X dedicated server all" > A DOMAIN 10.0.0.30 > CNAME www.DOMAIN DOMAIN > CNAME pop3.DOMAIN DOMAIN > CNAME smtp.DOMAIN DOMAIN > > The user/group/admin user could select to user template 1 & 3 based on > the services providen for that domain.. > I'm sure you can figure the comination uses for such system.. > Also note that some template cannot co-exist, the user cannot select 4th > & 1st, 2nd or 3rd templates.. > > Hope the thought worths something...
Sure, I'm not opposed to multiple default record templates. Regards, Bill