Mukund Sivaraman <m...@isc.org> wrote: > > Zone files do not require use of $ORIGIN. It is in fact an extension to > the master format in RFC 1035.
No, it is specified in RFC 1035 section 5.1: : Two control entries are defined: $ORIGIN and $INCLUDE. $ORIGIN is : followed by a domain name, and resets the current origin for relative : domain names to the stated name. : Domain names that end in a dot are called : absolute, and are taken as complete. Domain names which do not end in a : dot are called relative; the actual domain name is the concatenation of : the relative part with an origin specified in a $ORIGIN, $INCLUDE, or as : an argument to the master file loading routine. A relative name is an : error when no origin is available. : @ A free standing @ is used to denote the current origin. For BIND when you specify a zone you have to provide a zone file name and zone apex name, and the origin defaults to the zone apex. Tony. -- f.anthony.n.finch <d...@dotat.at> http://dotat.at/ Cromarty, Forth: Cyclonic becoming easterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor. _______________________________________________ Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users
