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\ etr (30 Sep 2007)
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. \ Michael Milligan (3 Oct 2007)

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Subject:	Re: wildcard zone
Group:	Bind-users
From:	Barry Margolin
Date:	30 Sep 2007

In article <fdole2$2008$1>,
"etr" <theskilly_NOSPAM_> wrote:

> Hi to all,
>
> i would like to implement a dns service that works in this way:
>
> If a domain requested exists my server will answer with the correct IP but
> if a domain does not exist, i would like to answer with a "standard IP".
> Example:
>
> Request: google.com Answer: 64.233.167.99
> Request: adedaf.com Answer: 1.1.1.1
> Request bcbcdf.com Answer: 1.1.1.1
>
> I've tried to do this adding a "." zone to the named.conf, the standard
> answer for unextisting domains works succesfully but, of course, i can't
> solve any domain for wich i'm not authoritative because i do not know how to
> add the standard zone for the root ns.

Create a wildcard A record in the "." zone.

> P.S. I think that what i want is similar to what OpenDNS offers in fact,
> when you type an incorrect domain, you a redirected to a search page ...

Of course, OpenDNS is using a custom DNS server, since its behavior can
be configured on a per-customer basis.

--
Barry Margolin, barmar
Arlington, MA
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