In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mark Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > --- Man-wai Chang ToDie (33.6k) [Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 07:03:44PM +0800]: > > --- > > > > > > I was reading "Linux Administration Handbook" to learn about BIND 9. It > > > has a section on configuring BIND 9 for IP addresses that uses a CIDR > > > netmask of "/26". The book called it "CNAME hack". > > > > > > http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=GB_O89fnz_sC&pg=PA406&lpg=PA406&dq=bin > > > d > > +cname+hack+byte+boundary&source=web&ots=wHXdK1DTkn&sig=ofbOawLJZkCiFGPSnDLI > > t > > MKfroU&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result > > > > > > IS there an official name for this trick? > > > > i have always known this as ``the CNAME hack'', as that's exactly what > > it is. > > It's also known as "Classless IN-ADDR.ARPA delegation" and > "RFC 2317 style delegation". And if you want to find a good description of it, I think the former is the name of the section in the DNS&BIND book. -- Barry Margolin, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Arlington, MA *** PLEASE don't copy me on replies, I'll read them in the group ***
