Unable to add MS Record

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ScareCrowe

I got a second domain name and want to serve both sites from the same box
(Win2K Server). I added a new zone in DNS, created A and CNAME records for
the hosts, but when I try to add a MX record I get this error:
'A new record cannot be created.
Node is a CNAME DNS record.'
Any ideas why this is happening and how I can correct it? I just want mail
for the new domain to be pointed to the same mail server as the first
domain.

--ScareCrowe
 
ScareCrowe said:
I got a second domain name and want to serve both sites from the same box
(Win2K Server). I added a new zone in DNS, created A and CNAME records for
the hosts, but when I try to add a MX record I get this error:
'A new record cannot be created.
Node is a CNAME DNS record.'
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It would be easier if you'd poster the zone entries, but you propably have
something like this:

;zone for domain2.com
@ IN CNAME domain1.com
@ IN MX mai.lse.rve.rad

This is a conflict because you can't have a CNAME and a MX record for the
same node at the same time. Change the CNAME to an A record like this and
the problem goes away:

;zone for domain2.com
@ IN A web.sit.ead.dre
@ IN MX mai.lse.rve.rad
 
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