Re: CNAME or A record?

[Alfredo Delgado <adelgado@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

An uncached cname request can take two requests to your name nameservers.
The benefit of a cname is that you don't have to update it if the A record
that it aliases ever changes.

On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 11:24, Jon Paris <Jon.Paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I want to establish a new subdomain for my main domain. This will be
> handled by a server for which I have an existing subdomain.  It
> appears from what I have read that I can achieve what I want either
> through setting up a new A record or by using a CNAME entry.
>
> Is there any advantage/disadvantage to one over the other?
>
>
> Jon Paris
>
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