Re: DNS "A Name" Records for Third Party Providers

[Ian McDonald <iam () ST-ANDREWS AC UK>]

Matthew Dalton wrote:
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> All,
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> We recently had a request for an "A name" record by a third party
> provider that is looking for a "seamless" user experience.  We're a
> little hesitant to give an ohio.edu name to an external party, and
> wanted to find out about other user's experience.  Any caveats, lessons
> learned, or experiences that we should watch out for?  Thanks!

Aye, IT becoming blamed when $external-provider's server is down.

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