So I want to experiment with DNS txt records, but I don't want to add an additional domain. I would just like to use the lixx-xx.members.linode.com domain.

Can I use DNS Manager to add a TXT record to this domain?

Thanks,

GT

Hello,

No. You'll need to add your own domain to be able to control things like TXT records.

Regards,
-Chris

That's what I thought.

Thanks, I've got a domain I can add.

So I figured it out and got a/cname/mx records working great, but for some reason my txt record isn't showing up.

What's the format I need to use? Do I need to include double quotes around it?

Anyone?

Anyone had any luck with TXT records?

Thanks,

GT

I just created one and it worked fine.
Name: test
Value: Yes

~> host -t txt test.thefoots.com ns1.linode.com
Using domain server:
Name: ns1.linode.com
Address: 69.93.127.10#53
Aliases:

test.thefoots.com descriptive text "Yes"

Thanks for the reply jeffml,

I am still having problems with this though. It's very strange, all of my other records are working perfectly. I even tried the exact same record you mentioned you tried, but it still isn't showing up.

Name: test
Value: yes

[root@server root]# host -t txt ossplanet.com ns1.linode.com
Using domain server:
Name: ns1.linode.com
Address: 69.93.127.10#53
Aliases:

Dig reveals the same results

[root@server root# dig @ns1.linode.com -t txt ossplanet.com

; <<>> DiG 9.2.4 <<>> @ns1.linode.com -t txt ossplanet.com
; (1 server found)
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 1543
;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;ossplanet.com. IN TXT

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
ossplanet.com. 86400 IN SOA ns1.linode.com. root.ossplanet.com. 2007090921 7200 7200 1209600 86400

;; Query time: 64 msec
;; SERVER: 69.93.127.10#53(69.93.127.10)
;; WHEN: Mon Sep 10 11:42:53 2007
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 83


Any ideas? This is weird. It got to be something stupid I am doing, or not doing, though.

Here's my zone file according to DNS Manager.

$TTL 86400
@ IN SOA ns1.linode.com. root.ossplanet.com. (
2007091059
7200
7200
1209600
86400
)
@ NS ns1.linode.com.
@ NS ns2.linode.com.
@ MX 10 mail.ossplanet.com.
test TXT "yes"
trojan A 64.22.124.53
mail A 64.22.124.53
@ A 64.22.124.53
www CNAME trojan.ossplanet.com.

Thanks,

GT

You're not specifying which record to return. Try querying for test.ossplanet.com, type txt. It works.

-Chris