If you use two "A" records, your web server needs to be setup to handle both names. If you use a CNAME, you only need to handle the single "A" record name in the server.
On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 10:36 AM, feralert <feral...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Jeff, > > But I really only wrote that as an example :) . The real question is > what is best or what is recommended, two A RR (one for domain, one for > www) or a single A RR for domain and a CNAME RR for www, is one way > better than the other or can I choose either way? > > Cheers!, > Fred. > > > > On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 4:30 PM, Lightner, Jeff <jlight...@water.com> > wrote: > > If you set your SOA properly to use "@" (which means "this zone") your A > records should be: > > > > domain.com. A 1.1.1.1 > > www A 1.1.1.1 > > > > The SOA should append the "domain.com" to every record not terminated by > a dot so that "www" is read as "www.domain.com". Similarly you put a dot > at the end of domain.com A record to prevent it from being appended and > read as domain.com.domain.com. > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: bind-users-bounces+jlightner=water....@lists.isc.org [mailto: > bind-users-bounces+jlightner=water....@lists.isc.org] On Behalf Of > feralert > > Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 10:20 AM > > To: bind-us...@isc.org > > Subject: CNAME or A record? > > > > Hi all, > > > > I'm sure this has been asked trillions of times but since I couldn't > > find any concrete answer/reference in google I am asking you guys in > > this list. Sorry if anyone thinks this a dumb question or something > > very obvious. > > > > The thing is that i want users redirected to 'www.domain.com' even > > when they just type the domain name 'domain.com'. > > In order to do so I am not sure if its best to have one A RR for each > > or have an A RR for the domain and a CNAME RR pointing to 'domain.com' > > for 'www.domain.com'. > > > > > > domain.com A 1.1.1.1 > > www.domain.com A 1.1.1.1 > > > > OR > > > > domain.com A 1.1.1.1 > > www.domain.com CNAME domain.com > > > > > > Any help appreciated. > > > > > > Thanks, > > Fred > > _______________________________________________ > > Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to > unsubscribe from this list > > > > bind-users mailing list > > bind-users@lists.isc.org > > https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users > > > > > > > > > > Athena(r), Created for the Cause(tm) > > Making a Difference in the Fight Against Breast Cancer > > > > --------------------------------- > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail may contain privileged or > confidential information and is for the sole use of the intended > recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, > copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is > prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this electronic > transmission in error, please reply immediately to the sender that you have > received the message in error, and delete it. Thank you. > > ---------------------------------- > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to > unsubscribe from this list > > bind-users mailing list > bind-users@lists.isc.org > https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users >
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