- PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
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<article class="faq">
<title>Frequently Asked Questions about BIND 9</title>
dig axfr example.com @master-server > tmp
named-checkzone example.com tmp</programlisting>
</informalexample>
+ <para>
+ A CNAME record cannot exist with the same name as another record
+ except for the DNSSEC records which prove its existance (NSEC).
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ RFC 1034, Section 3.6.2: <quote>If a CNAME RR is present at a node,
+ no other data should be present; this ensures that the data for a
+ canonical name and its aliases cannot be different. This rule also
+ insures that a cached CNAME can be used without checking with an
+ authoritative server for other RR types.</quote>
+ </para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>