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o Uppercase entries in the DNS glossary

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o  Consistently use hostid elements when referring to domain names

o  Reword the explanation of the root zone [1]

PR:		docs/41449 [1]
Submitted by:	Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> [1]
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Ceri Davies 2003-08-26 23:07:04 +00:00
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@ -4335,50 +4335,49 @@ host mailhost {
<tbody> <tbody>
<row> <row>
<entry>forward DNS</entry> <entry>Forward DNS</entry>
<entry>mapping of hostnames to IP addresses</entry> <entry>Mapping of hostnames to IP addresses</entry>
</row> </row>
<row> <row>
<entry>origin</entry> <entry>Origin</entry>
<entry>refers to the domain covered for the particular zone <entry>Refers to the domain covered in a particular zone
file</entry> file</entry>
</row> </row>
<row> <row>
<entry>named, bind, name server</entry> <entry><application>named</application>, BIND, name server</entry>
<entry>common names for the BIND name server package within <entry>Common names for the BIND name server package within
FreeBSD</entry> FreeBSD</entry>
</row> </row>
<indexterm><primary>resolver</primary></indexterm> <indexterm><primary>resolver</primary></indexterm>
<row> <row>
<entry>resolver</entry> <entry>Resolver</entry>
<entry>a system process through which a <entry>A system process through which a
machine queries a name server for zone information</entry> machine queries a name server for zone information</entry>
</row> </row>
<indexterm><primary>reverse DNS</primary></indexterm> <indexterm><primary>reverse DNS</primary></indexterm>
<row> <row>
<entry>reverse DNS</entry> <entry>Reverse DNS</entry>
<entry>the opposite of forward DNS, mapping of IP addresses to <entry>The opposite of forward DNS; mapping of IP addresses to
hostnames</entry> hostnames</entry>
</row> </row>
<indexterm><primary>root zone</primary></indexterm> <indexterm><primary>root zone</primary></indexterm>
<row> <row>
<entry>root zone</entry> <entry>Root zone</entry>
<entry>literally, a <quote>.</quote>, refers to the <entry>The beginning of the Internet zone hierarchy.
root, or beginning zone. All zones fall under this, as All zones fall under the root zone, similar to how
do all files in fall under the root directory. It is all files in a file system fall under the root directory.</entry>
the beginning of the Internet zone hierarchy.</entry>
</row> </row>
<row> <row>
<entry>zone</entry> <entry>Zone</entry>
<entry>Each individual domain, subdomain, or area dictated by <entry>An individual domain, subdomain, or portion of the DNS administered by
DNS</entry> the same authority</entry>
</row> </row>
</tbody> </tbody>
</tgroup> </tgroup>
@ -4393,14 +4392,14 @@ host mailhost {
</para> </para>
<itemizedlist> <itemizedlist>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para>. is the root zone</para> <para><hostid>.</hostid> is the root zone</para>
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para><hostid>org.</hostid> is a zone under the root zone</para> <para><hostid>org.</hostid> is a zone under the root zone</para>
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para><hostid>example.org</hostid> is a zone under the <para><hostid>example.org</hostid> is a zone under the
org. zone</para> <hostid>org.</hostid> zone</para>
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para><hostid>foo.example.org.</hostid> is a subdomain, a <para><hostid>foo.example.org.</hostid> is a subdomain, a