Title: Adding toplevel records to a domain via the web interface
Post by: sjbauer on November 05, 2014, 08:53:37 AM
Post by: sjbauer on November 05, 2014, 08:53:37 AM
Setup: Apache 2.2.27
Nictool Client: version 2.28
Nictool Server: version 2.28
How does one go about adding a record in at the top of a dns zone in the web interface?
For Example:
domain: example.com
I want to add a mail exchanger (MX) for example.com.
When I go to add a record to the zone, the web page has the resource record name as:
NAME: .example.com.
It will not allow the name field to be blank.
So, how does one go about adding a top level entry to the domain?
Steve
Nictool Client: version 2.28
Nictool Server: version 2.28
How does one go about adding a record in at the top of a dns zone in the web interface?
For Example:
domain: example.com
I want to add a mail exchanger (MX) for example.com.
When I go to add a record to the zone, the web page has the resource record name as:
NAME: .example.com.
It will not allow the name field to be blank.
So, how does one go about adding a top level entry to the domain?
Steve
Title: Re: Adding toplevel records to a domain via the web interface
Post by: matt on November 05, 2014, 03:50:23 PM
Post by: matt on November 05, 2014, 03:50:23 PM
You can use the FQDN, such as:
example.com. MX mail.example.com.
or the shortcut @:
@ MX mail.example.com.
example.com. MX mail.example.com.
or the shortcut @:
@ MX mail.example.com.
Title: Re: Adding toplevel records to a domain via the web interface
Post by: sjbauer on November 12, 2014, 01:45:26 PM
Post by: sjbauer on November 12, 2014, 01:45:26 PM
In the web interface, the name field has the domain "tacked" on after it already and it is in bold so I was assuming it can't be changed. See the attached jpg for what I am talking about in the name field.
Steve
Steve
Title: Re: Adding toplevel records to a domain via the web interface
Post by: matt on November 12, 2014, 01:56:44 PM
Post by: matt on November 12, 2014, 01:56:44 PM
That's correct, b/c most anything you put in there is going to be included within that domain, unless you specifically fully qualify it (with a trailing dot).