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		tedunangst on July 7, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Purchase and manage domains directly through Blues... CNAME records are a thing.

colanderman on July 7, 2023 [–]

You cannot have any other record on a domain with a CNAME. Not workable if you have any other service (say, e-mail) tied to your domain.

SRV records are the correct solution, but neither WebFinger nor Mastodon chose to use them.

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