Comment on Show HN: Configure domain redirects and URL forwarding with a simple DNS recordComments−ForHackernews12yWhat is an ALIAS or ANAME record? I've never heard of that, and it isn't listed among these record types: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_DNS_record_types−holicOP12yALIAS/ANAME records are non-standard. They are like CNAME records in that they accept a hostname value, but they ultimately resolve as an A record.See: http://support.dnsimple.com/articles/differences-between-a-c... http://www.dnsmadeeasy.com/services/aname-records/
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What is an ALIAS or ANAME record? I've never heard of that, and it isn't listed among these record types: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_DNS_record_types
ALIAS/ANAME records are non-standard. They are like CNAME records in that they accept a hostname value, but they ultimately resolve as an A record.
See: http://support.dnsimple.com/articles/differences-between-a-c... http://www.dnsmadeeasy.com/services/aname-records/