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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@coraid.com>
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: Re: [9fans] Authoritative Name Server
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:51:23 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <57869faf369786c20476e9bc65e5c4bd@coraid.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <fe41879c0909161337u5ea435b6k3951382832934299@mail.gmail.com>

> I have MX records that pertain only to certain subdomains.
> In BIND speak:
> mail.example.com MX 1 mx.server.com
> so, in this case, I suppose I would need a separate dom=
> block for mail.example.com? I'm not sure how I would specify
> that mx record from the main domain block.

standard bind idioms are misleading.  mx records
stand by themselves.  the mx record can be the
only reference to the name, e.g.

# no other references
dom=frozzle.coraid.com
	mx=frazzle.coraid.com pref=1

atlas; ndb/dnsquery frozzle.coraid.com mx
frozzle.coraid.com mx	1 frazzle.coraid.com

i- erik



  reply	other threads:[~2009-09-16 20:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-09-16 19:31 Akshat Kumar
2009-09-16 20:03 ` erik quanstrom
2009-09-16 20:37   ` Akshat Kumar
2009-09-16 20:51     ` erik quanstrom [this message]
2009-09-16 22:47   ` Akshat Kumar
2009-09-16 23:02     ` Akshat Kumar
2009-09-16 23:05     ` erik quanstrom
2009-09-16 23:25     ` Lyndon Nerenberg - VE6BBM/VE7TFX
2009-09-16 23:37       ` Akshat Kumar
2009-09-16 23:40         ` erik quanstrom
2009-09-16 23:58           ` Akshat Kumar
2009-09-16 23:47         ` Lyndon Nerenberg - VE6BBM/VE7TFX
2009-09-16 23:52           ` Akshat Kumar

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