Ben Armstrong wrote: > Bah, that's what CNAME is for. that is _NOT_ what a CNAME is for. a CNAME is for when the hostname is in a domain that is OUTSIDE of your control.
ie: evil.debian.org -> www.msn.com = CNAME (we don't control the msn.com domain) forge.debian.org -> quantz.debian.org = A (we control the debian.org domain, so we can save the internet by REDUCING THE NUMBER OF UNNECESSARY DNS LOOKUPS AND REDUCE THE END USERS DELAY WITH DNS LOOKUP REQUIREMENTS) isn't this a FAQ somewhere? -john
