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DNS cname wildcard

Posted on August 18, 2013

Can I use a wildcard cname record to avoid register each subdomain?



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so, to be clear you would add ‘*’ to the left side and point it to ‘mydomain.com.’ correct?

Just to leave an answer: yes <br> <br>The easy way: add a cname record with a wildcard and point it to the main domain ;)

What do you mean by <b>“… avoid register each subdomain?”</b>?

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