Search Again: Re: Quickdns-Talk Digest #1 - 21/04/97 From: Gary Richter Date: Monday, April 21, 1997 Time: 8:52:00 pm >Quickdns-Talk Digest #1 - Mánudagur, 21. apríl 1997 > > Getting feet wet > by Joseph D'Andrea <JoeDan@PinkPage.com> > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Subject: Getting feet wet >From: "Joseph D'Andrea" <JoeDan@PinkPage.com> >Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 19:14:02 -0400 > >I run a macOS server with webstar and EIMS. I use ClearlyHome for virtual >hosting, and all the e-mail account names are unique so there is no need >for any SMTP virtual hosting. I currently have three domains registered for >which my ISP provides primary and secondary service. They all map to the >same static address. > >My ISP charges me mucho dinero every time I add a new domain. Now I need to >add another domain and I want to do it myself. (I know I have to register >it with the InterNIC.) > >My ISP provides name service for my main domain, domainA.com. They have an >SOA record and an A record which point to the IP address. They also have a >CNAME for www.domainA.com and ftp.domainA.com. There is an MX record which >points to domainA.com. (Again, all the services are running on the same >mac.) > >I want to run QuickDNS for a new domain, domainB. Here's how I think it >will be set-up: > >domainB.com SOA ????? >domainB.com A 111.111.111.111 >www.domainB.com CNAME domainB.com >domainB.com MX domainA.com >------^ --------------^ > >The questions are: 1) Am I on the right track? 2) Do I need an actual >machine name in the SOA record? 3) If I put a hostname in the SOA record, >do I just define it with another CNAME? 4) Anyone have any particular >pitfalls that a DNS newbie should watch out for? > >Thanks, >___Joe___ I think what you might want to do is reverse your thinking. Create a host on internic that points to the machine where you are running QuickDNS and then use your ISP as the secondary name server. Unless you have 2 servers then you can do it all yourself. Because even if you change a record on the seconday on your machine a user never sees this as they pole the primary name server at your ISP first and if it is off line then they go to the secondary. The secondary gets it data from the primary. It poles the primary and updates it records from it. Now I am no DNS expert, but this is my understanding and how we are set up using quickDNS and homedoor. That way you take your ISP and changes totally out of the loop. You register a new domain at internic, change qucikDNS and change clearly home and you are done. I know you wanted to just serve a second domain. But I would pull it all inhouse. That is the beauty of owning quickDNS, total control by you. =============================================== Gary Richter PanaVise Products, Inc. 7540 Colbert Dr. Reno, Nevada 89511 Ph: 702.850.2900 Fx: 702.850.2929 Email: grichter@panavise.com http://www.panavise.com ===============================================

Messages In This Thread: Re: Quickdns-Talk Digest #1 - 21/04/97 by Gary Richter on Apr 21, 1997 at 8:52:00 pm