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Re:What came first: the CNAME or the A record? by paulddraper on Monday January 19, 2026 @01:50PM (#46682902)
100%

I just commented the same.

It's pretty clear that the "possibly" refers to the presence of the CNAME RRs, not the ordering.

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Re:What came first: the CNAME or the A record? by andrewshadura on Monday January 19, 2026 @04:12PM (#46684562)
To me, this reads exactly the opposite.
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Re:What came first: the CNAME or the A record? by Dylan16807 on Monday January 19, 2026 @03:33PM (#46684129)
The context makes it less clear, but even if we pretend that part is crystal, a comment that stops there is missing the point of the article. All CNAMEs at the start isn't enough. The order of the CNAMEs can cause problems despite perfect RFC compliance.
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