ALIAS record
A non-standard provider feature that allows an alias-like configuration where a CNAME is not allowed, often at the zone apex. The authoritative platform follows the target and returns synthesized address records.
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A proposed or vendor-specific alias-at-apex mechanism that lets an operator point a name to another name while serving address records to clients. It is not a universally standardized DNS resource record type.
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A provider feature that follows a configured alias target at the authoritative platform and returns address records to the client. It is often used at the zone apex where an ordinary CNAME would conflict with required SOA and NS data.
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The process of resolving an alias target within an authoritative platform and returning terminal records to the requester. It is often applied to apex aliases and can obscure target TTL or failure behavior.
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