[Dnsmasq-discuss] Doing a split zone config

[Geert Stappers]

On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 10:11:01PM +0200, Roland Giesler wrote:
> Is it possible to set up a split zone in dnsmasq?
> 
> I mean a want more than just a host override, effectively only an A record
> to be overridden and the other records blocked.
> 
> So if I query abc.xyz from the internet I would get a public ip address and
> the same for the mx record.  If I however query "dig abc.xyz" from the LAN
> i would get my override record, 192.168.1.2.
> 
> If I were to query "dig abc.xyz mx", I would get no response.  Is there a
> way in which I can tell dnsmasq to give me the mx record

Snippet from the dnsmasq manual page:

   -m, --mx-host=<mx name>[[,<hostname>],<preference>]
          Return  an MX record named <mx name> pointing to the given
          hostname (if given),

> from the authoritative dns server?

Query that authoritative DNS and enter the returned value
in the dnsmasq configuration.

 
> thanks

I'm looking forward to the feedback.

 
> *Roland *


Groeten
Geert Stappers
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