DNS Configuration

"anirban biswas" <[email protected]> Sat, 1 Nov 2003 17:54:22 +0530
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I have a domain like mydomain.com and a virtual host domain as =
something.mydomain.com with an IP.=20
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My objective is that I want to send all mails directed to =
*.something.mydomain.com (eg [email protected])
to a user say root in something.mydomain.com. I mean all mails coming in =
*.something.mydomain.com  should be redirected to =
[email protected].
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something.mydomain.com is also my mail server.
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I am using Red Hat Linux with Bind .
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I have created zone file like  mydomain.com.zone in /var/named with
an wildcard Mx Entry and A record. and also pointed this file in =
named.conf.
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But it is not working .
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My zone file looks like this :
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@               IN      SOA     ns1.mydomain.com. root.mydomain.com. (
                        2003080801 ; serial
                        28800 ; refresh
                        14400 ; retry
                        3600000 ; expire
                        86400 ; default_ttl
                        )
;name server
                   IN      NS      ns1.mydomain.com.
                   IN      NS      ns2.mydomain.com.

;mail server
=20
*.mydomain.com.                  IN      MX      10      =
someone.mydomain.com
=20
;public server
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ns1.mydomain.com    IN    A    ip- of- primary name- server
ns2.mydomain.com    IN    A    ip- of- slave name- server
www             IN      A    ip- of- mail- server
ftp                 IN      A   ip- of- mail- server
mail              IN      A   ip- of- mail- server

;end
=20
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# Now I have written in named.conf file=20
zone "vpscenter.com"{
        type master;
        file "vpscenter.com.zone";
        allow-transfer { ip- of- slave name- server

};
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I have started named dameon.
but I am not getting the desired result.
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when I sending any mail at say [email protected]
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It is showing Host unknown.
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am I missing something?
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Please advice me with  detailed steps, all necessary configurations and =
sample code ( zone files etc)  ASAP.
=20
Thanks=20

Anirban Biswas=20
Xponse Technologies Ltd
Calcutta=20
India
Mob # 9830482426
Mail [email protected]


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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have a domain like mydomain.com and a =
virtual=20
host domain as something.mydomain.com with an IP. <BR>&nbsp;<BR>My =
objective is=20
that I want to send all mails directed to *.something.mydomain.com (eg =
<A=20
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected].=
aa.bb.something.mydomain.com</A>)<BR>to=20
a user say root in something.mydomain.com. I mean all mails coming in=20
*.something.mydomain.com&nbsp; should be redirected to <A=20
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</=
A>.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>something.mydomain.com=20
is also my mail server.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>I am using Red Hat Linux with Bind=20
.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>I have created zone file like&nbsp; mydomain.com.zone in=20
/var/named with<BR>an wildcard Mx Entry and A record. and also pointed =
this file=20
in named.conf.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>But it is not working .<BR>&nbsp;<BR>My zone =
file=20
looks like this=20
:<BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>@&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
IN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SOA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
ns1.mydomain.com.=20
root.mydomain.com.=20
(<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
2003080801 ;=20
serial<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;=20
28800 ;=20
refresh<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;=20
14400 ;=20
retry<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
;=20
3600000 ;=20
expire<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;=20
86400 ;=20
default_ttl<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;=20
)<BR>;name=20
server<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
IN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
ns1.mydomain.com.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
IN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
ns2.mydomain.com.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>;mail=20
server<BR>&nbsp;<BR>*.mydomain.com.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
IN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MX&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
someone.mydomain.com<BR>&nbsp;<BR>;public=20
server<BR>&nbsp;<BR>ns1.mydomain.com&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
IN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ip- of- primary name-=20
server<BR>ns2.mydomain.com&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; IN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ip- of- slave name-=20
server<BR>www&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
IN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ip- of- mail-=20
server<BR>ftp&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
IN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A&nbsp;&nbsp; ip- of- mail-=20
server<BR>mail&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
IN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A&nbsp;&nbsp; ip- of- mail- =
server</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>;end<BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR># Now I =
have written in=20
named.conf file <BR>zone=20
"vpscenter.com"{<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; type=20
master;<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; file=20
"vpscenter.com.zone";<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
allow-transfer { ip- of- slave name- server</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>};<BR>&nbsp;<BR>I have started named =
dameon.<BR>but=20
I am not getting the desired result.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>when I sending any =
mail at say=20
<A=20
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]=
domain.com</A><BR>&nbsp;<BR>It=20
is showing Host unknown.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>am I missing=20
something?<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Please advice me with&nbsp; detailed steps, all=20
necessary configurations and sample code ( zone files etc)&nbsp;=20
ASAP.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Thanks <BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Anirban Biswas <BR>Xponse Technologies=20
Ltd<BR>Calcutta <BR>India<BR>Mob # 9830482426<BR>Mail <A=20
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A></FONT></DIV>
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