30.9. Creating and Editing a Forward Zone
A forward zone is one for which your DNS server simply forwards queries to another server on behalf of whoever is making the request. They can be useful if the zone is actually hosted by another server that cannot be reached by clients of this server. It is possible to set up BIND to forward all requests for any non-hosted zones to another server, as explained in Section 30.12 “Configuring Forwarding and Transfers” below. A forward zone entry does the same thing, but for just a single domain.
To set one up, the steps to follow are:
1. | On the module's main page, click on the Create a new forward zone link above or below the list of existing domain icons. This will take you to the zone creation form. |
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