In article <mailman.1425.1421421969.26362.bind-us...@lists.isc.org>, Phil Mayers <p.may...@imperial.ac.uk> wrote:
> On 16/01/2015 15:07, John wrote: > > On 1/16/2015 8:59 AM, Phil Mayers wrote: > >> On 16/01/2015 13:00, John wrote: > >>> But for this to work I would need to enable recursion on the > >>> authoritative server for masters > >> > >> Why? > >> > > Because the last time I tried it, it did not work! > > Authoritative servers don't need to enable recursion to use DNAME. > They'll either serve a DNAME (to DNAME-capable recursive clients) or a > synthesised CNAME (to DNAME-incapable). > > DNAME might not be working, but whatever the reason, it's not because > your authoritative isn't recursing. > > And yes, doing recursion on an auth server isn't a good idea. And even if you enable it, it won't help. The queries to auth servers usually come from caching servers, and they don't request recursion. -- Barry Margolin Arlington, MA _______________________________________________ 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
