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- From: snyder@voodoo.utcc.utk.edu (kim snyder)
- Subject: Re: Host search path in subdomain?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan12.175418.9110@utkux1.utk.edu>
- Sender: usenet@utkux1.utk.edu (USENET News System)
- Organization: University of Tennessee Computing Center
- References: <1993Jan6.173047.16456@dde.dk> <1iieeuINNa2b@agate.berkeley.edu>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 17:54:18 GMT
- Lines: 37
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- >If you are just talking about using the name "Kurt" from within
- >bqa.dde.dk, you can do this pretty easily -- since all domain names
- >must include at least one dot, you can assume that a name with no dots
- >must be in your subdomain. This doesn't help you if you also have
- >hosts in your superdomain (e.g., Kristin.dde.dk).
-
- So, does that explain the following behavior?
-
- mail to user@novell.math gives:
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- foo@novell.math... 550 Host unknown (Authoritative answer from name server)
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- yet, the nameserver resolves the short name:
-
- yes, Mistress? nslookup
- Default Server: NAMESERVER.UTCC.UTK.EDU
- Address: 128.169.202.79
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- > set type=mx
- > novell.math
- Server: NAMESERVER.UTCC.UTK.EDU
- Address: 128.169.202.79
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- novell.math.utk.edu preference = 10, mail exchanger = FUMET.UTCC.UTK.EDU
- novell.math.utk.edu preference = 20, mail exchanger = UTKUX1.UTK.EDU
- FUMET.UTCC.UTK.EDU inet address = 128.169.200.186
- UTKUX1.UTK.EDU inet address = 128.169.200.67
-
-
- And the novell dns record is:
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- NOVELL.MATH.UTK.EDU. IN MX 10 FUMET.UTCC.UTK.EDU.
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- fumet is a real machine w/ A and PTR records.
-
- thanks,
- kim
-