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SubjectRe: DNS goofups galore...
On Thu, Feb 08, 2001 at 02:58:30PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Followup to: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10102081346001.16513-100000@innerfire.net>
> By author: Gerhard Mack <gmack@innerfire.net>
> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
> >
> > Thanklfully bind 9 barfs if you even try this sort of thing.
> >

> Personally I find it puzzling what's wrong with MX -> CNAME at all; it
> seems like a useful setup without the pitfalls that either NS -> CNAME
> or CNAME -> CNAME can cause (NS -> CNAME can trivially result in
> irreducible situations; CNAME -> CNAME would require a link maximum
> count which could result in obscure breakage.)

It generally forces another DNS lookup. If you do a resolve on
a name of type=ANY it returns any MX records and A records. If you then
do a resolve on the MX records, you then get a CNAME and then have to
add an additional lookup for the CNAME. If you have a lot of MX records
and not all the servers are "up" that can add up to a significant
increase in DNS traffic.

> -hpa
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> "Unix gives you enough rope to shoot yourself in the foot."
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Mike
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