Appendix B. DNS Resource Records

This appendix provides detailed information about the DNS standard resource records (RR) used to construct domain database files. This is primarily a reference to use in conjunction with the tutorial information in Chapter 8. This information is useful to any domain administrator.

This appendix covers the most commonly used resource records. It shows the DNS Manager dialog used to enter each record and the syntax of each standard resource record (RR) as it appears in the DNS database file.