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Subject: Re: [9fans] cs lookup feature
Date: Fri,  7 Oct 2005 21:24:26 +0200
From: lucio@proxima.alt.za
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> now if only i could figure out how to do this in unix.

b		CNAME	b-long-name.some.other.domain.com.

where "b" is in your local domain zone.  Not elegant, not portable,
but effective.

Another, even more evil option, is $HOSTALIASES and the file it points
to.  Be afraid, be very afraid :-)

++L