problem with CNAME record

[Markus Ferlitsch]

ok thanks, I thought maybe I don't need an http-server for url forwarding.

2009/10/2, Remco Rijnders <remco at webconquest.com>:
> On Fri, October 2, 2009 12:35, Markus Ferlitsch wrote:
>
>> this record works
>>
>> *.domain.com.          +3600   CNAME   google.de.
>>
>> this one sucks :-(
>>
>> *.domain.com.          +3600   CNAME   example.com/index.php?from=test.
>>
>> Why the second record sucks? How must I enter it correctly?
>
> Hi Markus,
>
> maradns is a DNS server. The CNAME you have entered above is not a valid
> DNS record and neither maradns nor any other DNS server will be able to do
> what you're trying to do here (return an URL rather than an IP-address or
> hostname).
>
> You can get the desired result by configuring your webserver to respond
> differently based upon the hostname used (for example, load a different
> page for abc.example.com than for def.example.com). Read up on the
> documentation of your webserver on how to do this. HINT: If you run
> apache, look up the NameVirtualHost directive.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Remco
>
>