Added CAA records

[nsc-5.git] / README

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@@ -67,9 +67,8 @@ An interesting companion to this package is the DNS Sleuth -- a DNS zone
 consistency checker. It's a simple utility written in Perl with help of the
 DNS module and it should be able to detect all common errors in DNS setup
 (I have written it after much disappointment with the other checkers).
 consistency checker. It's a simple utility written in Perl with help of the
 DNS module and it should be able to detect all common errors in DNS setup
 (I have written it after much disappointment with the other checkers).

-The Sleuth is available online on http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mj/sleuth/,
-follow the links to download the source. However, I haven't updated Sleuth
-for a long time, so it does not know about DNSSEC yet.
+The Sleuth is available from http://mj.ucw.cz/sw/sleuth/. However, I haven't
+updated Sleuth for a long time, so it does not know about DNSSEC yet.

 
 
 1. Directory structure
 
 
 1. Directory structure


@@ -195,9 +194,8 @@ output with your own records.
 
 All host or domain names are either names relative to the current domain
 with no dots inside or absolute names (in this case, NSC automatically
 
 All host or domain names are either names relative to the current domain
 with no dots inside or absolute names (in this case, NSC automatically

-ensures that the trailing dot is present in the resource records). Relative
-names with dots are not supported, but they are rare and you can always write
-them as absolute anyway.
+ensures that the trailing dot is present in the resource records). If you
+really need a relative name with dots, escape all dots as "\.".

 
 Your menu:
 
 
 Your menu:
 


@@ -219,7 +217,8 @@ SOA(domain-name)
 
 H(host)
                Start declaration of a host. Doesn't generate anything, only
 
 H(host)
                Start declaration of a host. Doesn't generate anything, only

-               remembers the host's name.
+               remembers the host's name. If you want to amend records for the
+               current domain, use "H(@)" or "D(@)".

 
 ADDR(addr...)
                Specify addresses for the current host. In the normal mode, it
 
 ADDR(addr...)
                Specify addresses for the current host. In the normal mode, it


@@ -292,6 +291,9 @@ PTR(src, dest)
                to have your PTR's generated by the REVERSE directive. But if you
                need anything special, here is the tool.
 
                to have your PTR's generated by the REVERSE directive. But if you
                need anything special, here is the tool.
 

+CAA(text)
+               Specify a CAA record for the current host or domain.
+

 REVBLOCK(subdomain, min, max)
                Generate a series of CNAME records numbered from `min' to `max'
                and pointing to the same name in the given sub-domain, finally
 REVBLOCK(subdomain, min, max)
                Generate a series of CNAME records numbered from `min' to `max'
                and pointing to the same name in the given sub-domain, finally