Re: [PLUG] Adding another DNS record

2022-10-10 Thread wes
On Mon, Oct 10, 2022 at 10:44 PM King Beowulf wrote: > On 10/10/22 13:53, Rich Shepard wrote: > > I want to add another DNS record for my web host, one that allows access > to > > the site using https://appl-ecosys.com in addition to the current > > https://www.appl-ecosys.com. My long chat with

Re: [PLUG] Adding another DNS record

2022-10-10 Thread King Beowulf
On 10/10/22 13:53, Rich Shepard wrote: > I want to add another DNS record for my web host, one that allows access to > the site using https://appl-ecosys.com in addition to the current > https://www.appl-ecosys.com. My long chat with a namecheap tech didn't > provide me with the answer. > > Here's

Re: [PLUG] Adding another DNS record

2022-10-10 Thread wes
On Mon, Oct 10, 2022 at 1:53 PM Rich Shepard wrote: > I want to add another DNS record for my web host, one that allows access to > the site using https://appl-ecosys.com in addition to the current > https://www.appl-ecosys.com. My long chat with a namecheap tech didn't > provide me with the

Re: [PLUG] Adding another DNS record

2022-10-10 Thread Rich Shepard
On Mon, 10 Oct 2022, Randy Bush wrote: A Record@ 1.2.3.4 A Recordmail1.2.3.4 A Recordwww 3.4.5.6 Could I add: CNAME @ 3.4.5.6? no. that is not legal syntax Randy, Namecheap supports URL Redirect (Unmasked Forwarding), "This record is

Re: [PLUG] Adding another DNS record

2022-10-10 Thread Rich Shepard
On Mon, 10 Oct 2022, Randy Bush wrote: see my later message using MX foo A 1.2.3.4 foo MX 42 mail.foo mail.foo A 3.4.5.6 www.foo CNAME foo When I look at my DNS records at namecheap I see the record type, host, value (IP address) and the time-to-live.

Re: [PLUG] Adding another DNS record

2022-10-10 Thread Rich Shepard
On Mon, 10 Oct 2022, Randy Bush wrote: A Record@ 1.2.3.4 A Recordmail1.2.3.4 A Recordwww 3.4.5.6 Could I add: CNAME @ 3.4.5.6? no. that is not legal syntax Thought so. Rich

Re: [PLUG] Adding another DNS record

2022-10-10 Thread Randy Bush
> A Record @ 1.2.3.4 > A Record mail1.2.3.4 > A Record www 3.4.5.6 > > Could I add: > CNAME @ 3.4.5.6? no. that is not legal syntax

Re: [PLUG] Adding another DNS record

2022-10-10 Thread Rich Shepard
On Mon, 10 Oct 2022, Randy Bush wrote: Then I lose my mail server, yes? foo A 1.2.3.4 foo MX 42 mail.foo mail.foo A 3.4.5.6 www.foo CNAME foo I'm still not following you. Now I have: A Record@ 1.2.3.4 A Recordmail1.2.3.4 A Record

Re: [PLUG] Adding another DNS record

2022-10-10 Thread Randy Bush
> My reading about CNAME suggests it is used to map multiple host names to the > same domain name. well, more to the same A record > I want mail to us...@appl-ecosys.com to come to the office IP address, but > access to the web site as https://appl-ecosys.com to go to the web host's IP >

Re: [PLUG] Adding another DNS record

2022-10-10 Thread Rich Shepard
On Mon, 10 Oct 2022, Randy Bush wrote: How can I allow web site visitors to access it without the 'www' prefix? foo A 1.2.3.4 www.foo CNAME foo Randy, My reading about CNAME suggests it is used to map multiple host names to the same domain name. As that's not what I

Re: [PLUG] Adding another DNS record

2022-10-10 Thread Randy Bush
> Then I lose my mail server, yes? foo A 1.2.3.4 foo MX 42 mail.foo mail.foo A 3.4.5.6 www.foo CNAME foo

Re: [PLUG] Adding another DNS record

2022-10-10 Thread Rich Shepard
On Mon, 10 Oct 2022, Bill Barry wrote: Looks like you are pointing appl-ecosys.com at your office, you will have to give that up to point it to your website. Bill, Then I lose my mail server, yes? I suppose that the web site will need to remain as www.appl-ecosys.com because I don't host it

Re: [PLUG] Adding another DNS record

2022-10-10 Thread Bill Barry
On Mon, Oct 10, 2022 at 3:53 PM Rich Shepard wrote: > I want to add another DNS record for my web host, one that allows access to > the site using https://appl-ecosys.com in addition to the current > https://www.appl-ecosys.com. My long chat with a namecheap tech didn't > provide me with the

Re: [PLUG] Adding another DNS record

2022-10-10 Thread Randy Bush
> How can I allow web site visitors to access it without the 'www' prefix? foo A 1.2.3.4 www.foo CNAME foo

[PLUG] Adding another DNS record

2022-10-10 Thread Rich Shepard
I want to add another DNS record for my web host, one that allows access to the site using https://appl-ecosys.com in addition to the current https://www.appl-ecosys.com. My long chat with a namecheap tech didn't provide me with the answer. Here's a summary of the current DNS records (IP