> Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote:
> > Actually, I think this is not good. "localhost." should resolve, but
> > putting localhost to other domains even with 127.0.0.1 address is
> > something that should be imho avoided ;)

On 06.06.09 11:28, Bob Proulx wrote:
> I think it is okay and normal to have localhost.$mydomain resolve to
> 127.0.0.1.  But the reverse 127.0.0.1 should never resolve to
> localhost.$mydomain but always to "localhost."
> 
> It is recommended not to send queries for local addresses off to the
> root nameservers.  "localhost" by itself is used and expected to work.
> Therefore enabling localhost.$mydomain to resolve prevents this.

what's why "localhost" zone should be configured in each resolving
nameserver...

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