Is it through DNS ?

[Jerry]

Hello !

On my Intranet, I want to point an address
like "mailtomysite" to another address which
is "mysite/mail". I do not know whether I have to do it
through DNS or HTTP Server.

Can anyone help me ?

Many thanks.

Jerry

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP]]

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Hello !

On my Intranet, I want to point an address
like "mailtomysite" to another address which
is "mysite/mail". I do not know whether I have to do it
through DNS or HTTP Server.

HTTP server.
Use web site redirection.

 

[Herb Martin]

On my Intranet, I want to point an address

like "mailtomysite" to another address which
is "mysite/mail". I do not know whether I have to do it
through DNS or HTTP Server.

Can anyone help me ?

Kevin gave you the answer (or at least enough to figure it
out.)

DNS cannot point to a "subdirectory" -- but IIS (and other
web servers can direct an IP or NAME request to content
in a specific directory or a web page can refer to another
web page (even on a different server) with automatic refresh.

You CAN put alias IN DNS, so that mailtomysite can also be
called mysite (but note these aren't "good" DNS names in almost
all cases -- use at least TWO tags: mysite.local etc.); this
(aliases) will help with the first method, you don't need it for
the referral page method.

You can use EITHER CNAMEs or ADDITIONAL A records
for the second (third, etc) names you wish the box to use.