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'This is why you can't have a CNAME on a root domain like petekeen.net, because you generally have to have other records for that domain like MX' While in theo
by axaxs 10y ago
'This is why you can't have a CNAME on a root domain like petekeen.net, because you generally have to have other records for that domain like MX'
While in theory that's common, the primary reason is because of the SOA record that must exist.
- wink 10y agoAlso, you can (sometimes/mostly) have a CNAME on a root domain and it even works (sometimes/mostly)
- devnull42 10y agoIt goes against RFCs and you shouldn’t but non-compliant resolvers will do it. rfc1034 is vague but rfc2181 clears it up. https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1034 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1034 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2181 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2181