Search Again: Re: CNAME pointing... From: Sigfus Magnusson Date: Thursday, August 13, 1998 Time: 11:07:00 am Hi Michael, >I'm a new subscriber to this list and I have a small question... >I have a CNAME record to a host outside of my domain. When I ask the server >for the address (A record), most of the times it comes back with the >correct answer, but some of the times, it just comes back with the CNAME >alone, and does not look up the related A records outside of my domain. If >I then ask for the host directly and then back to the CNAME, then it shows >the full information. > Is there a way to have my DNS always look for the related A records >outside my domain, or is it actually doing this and I'm not waiting long >enough. Can I permanently cache this data? No, you can't permanently cache any info (unless you serve the domain on your own server, e.g. by configure it to be a secondary server for the domain). A probable reason for this is that your request times out when QuickDNS Pro is resolving the CNAME. If you ask for the related A record outside your domain it goes directly to the authorative server and puts the record in cache. Another (ugly) solution is to change the CNAME record to an A record. Best regards, Sigfus -- Sigfus Magnusson e-mail: sigfusm@menandmice.com Men & Mice WWW: http://www.menandmice.com/ Tel: +354-520-5300 Fax: +354-520-5305 Technical Support: support@menandmice.com

Messages In This Thread: Re: CNAME pointing... by Sigfus Magnusson on Aug 13, 1998 at 11:07:00 am Re: CNAME pointing... by Michael Reid on Aug 14, 1998 at 12:54:00 am