hello, i am very thankful to Mr.Raju from sgi for having helped me with my named and httpd.conf files.but still my webserver is not functioning.please verify my files once more and i am begging to anyone of you.if any of you have configured a webserver please...please...please send me your dns configuration files and apache configuration files.i shall be your slave for the rest of your lives.i have been trying for the last 17 days with no avail.please pull me out of the throes of despair. my httpd.conf:- --------------- <VirtualHost 203.129.248.200> ServerName tranlee.linux.com ServerAlias tranlee DocumentRoot /home/httpd/main.html #ScriptAlias /home/tranlee/cgi-bin #TransferLog /home/tranlee/logs/access_log </VirtualHost> my /var/name/<domainname>:- --------------------------- @ IN SOA red.linux.com hostmaster.red. ( 2000020402 ; serial 3600 ; refresh 900 ; retry 1209600 ; expire 43200 ; default_ttl ) @ IN MX 5 red @ IN NS red.linux.com. red IN A 203.129.248.200 cyber IN A 203.129.248.202 tranlee IN CNAME re important:the error message i get from my netscape browser is ---------- "no url/ to host " thanks a million in advance anup ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Linux India Mailing List Archives are now available. Please search the archive at http://lists.linux-india.org/ before posting your question to avoid repetition and save bandwidth.