> Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 20:18:37 -0700
> From: Darrin Chandler <dwchandler@stilyagin.com>
> Subject: Re: Wildcarded CNAMEs (slightly OT)
> To: Main PLUG discussion list <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
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> On Wed, Jun 07, 2006 at 07:59:36PM -0700, Darin Wayrynen wrote:
> >=20
> > What you want to do is supported in Bind.
> 
> <snip>
> 
> I got curious and refreshed my memory, with the help of:
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildcard_DNS_record
> 
> So, the RFC says wildcards only match non-existant resources (of any
> type). And none of the DNS servers follow RFC 1034 these days, but each
> implements them differently.
> 
> Can you do MX wildcards with BIND now? I suppose I should go read and
> play and answer that myself...

Yes. ;-) But as Jeremy mentioned, not along with a CNAME.  If you have
a wildcarded entry pointing at a CNAME you can't have other data along
with it.

Darin

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