vgc> I would be interested to know whether Alcatel really believes that DNS behaves in vgc> such a way that one MUST delegate at each "dot" - as far as I know, it is NOT vgc> required to do so. It is not required. That's the difference between a 'zone' and a 'sub-domain'. The latter is a subset of the former. d/ -- Dave Crocker <mailto:dcrocker@brandenburg.com> Brandenburg InternetWorking <http://www.brandenburg.com> Sunnyvale, CA USA <tel:+1.408.246.8253>, <fax:+1.866.358.5301>