TC> I'm trying to use the 'named' server so I can register my
TC> domain name. Will this 'named' program do CNAME's and other
TC> non-A addressing? Also, by default, where does named look
TC> when loading its database, /etc/hosts ?
Try "man named" -- which is not short. The control file is /etc/named.boot.
This file then references other files. Since the Linux named is standard, you
can use the well respected O'Reilly book "DNS and BIND" as a reference.
This is not really specific to ham radio, so feel free to send me some private
mail if you get badly stuck.
-- Mike