Re: DNS Subdomain Vs Delegation

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"pennino" <anonymous@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> prattled ceaslessly in
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> So if my assumption is correct, then it would make sense
> to always create a subdomain as a separate zone and
> delegate to itself instead of creating a physical
> subdomain under the parent.


No. If the zone is hosted on the same server, you do not delegate.
Since it is a contiguous namespace, it will not work properly unless it
is either a part of the zone on the one server or delegated to another
separate server. Give it a try in a test environment.

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