DNS port question....

[saulecker]

I am trying to install a web based mail thingy that will use port 8010. I wanted to set up my DNS so that mail.mydomain.com points to 123.456.789.111:8010 but when I put in the ip my dns service tells me it is an invalid address. Can DNS go to a port? or will it only go to a straight IP? If I can't tell DNS to go to a port, then is there another way to set this up so that if I want to check my web mail on my server I don't have to type in www.mydomain.com:8010? (http://www.mydomain.com:8010?)

Thanks!!!

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[Dagda]

As far as I know it will not point to a port just the ip.

are you running a web server on port 80?

[posterboy]

I am using a non-standard port for Apache, now, as AT&T cut off port 80. I use DNS2GO which has a re-director service. If you type in www.raymondjones.net, (http://www.raymondjones.net,) their DNS box re-points you to my port. That may be possible as a solution for you. HTH, Ray

[saulecker]

thanks all

[scoobydope]

you could always just use iptables to redirect any incoming mail from port 110 over to 8010...