These Technical Tips contain information you need to set up and run a DNS on your system.

• Description of the Domain Name System (DNS)
• Resource Records: types of records in the DNS
  • SOA Record
  • NS Record
  • A Record
  • HINFO Record
  • TXT Record
  • MX Record
  • CNAME Record
  • PTR Record
• Name Server Configuration File
• Controlling the Name Server
• Sample DNS Configuration
• DNS Hints
  • Trailing Dot
  • Case-Sensitivity
  • Valid Characters
  • Incrementing Serial Numbers
• Domain Delegation