Can I use an alias for the name of my name server?
Answered Fri, 31 May 2002
> Is it possible to have a delegated server point to a CNAME?
>
> Example:
> NS1.thisdomain.com is delegated as authoritative from Internic.
>
> Within thisdomain.com, there is a CNAME resolving NS1.thisdomain.com to
> SERVER.thisdomain.com.
>
> There is no server called NS1, hence no A record for NS1.thisdomain.com.
> Just an A record for SERVER.
No, this is illegal. The domain name used in the RDATA (i.e., the right side) of an NS record must own an A record.
cricket
