Using a cname for a root domain is just a bad idea. A base domain cname record will (I believe) alias any query type to an alternate domain (like a dname) in a

Using a cname for a root domain is just a bad idea. A base domain cname record will (I believe) alias any query type to an alternate domain (like a dname) in at least the dig resolver. dig pzxc.com soa +short lwebs.com. ns1.widge.net. postmaster.lwebs.com. 1304101336 16384 2048 1048576 2560 That isn't exactly what I would expect for an soa record (cname reference to another soa). Could cause problems with secondary servers and serial numbers... Note: Edited post, as I was (for a while) unable to view the site in chrome, but it worked in safari. Could have just been a timing/propagation issue though as it is working now.