Domain Name Zone File. A DNS zone is implemented in the configuration system of a domain name server. This is determined by where your nameservers are pointing.
Azure services DNS zone configuration Azure creates a canonical name DNS record CNAME on the public DNS. A zone file is a representation of your domains zone in a text file. The data format follows the BIND zone file format and RFC 1035.
The system generates a text file that contains the zone file records for your domain name.
For example if you want us to manage your domain names DNS you can import zone file records exported from your current DNS manager or import a zone file currently in use on a BIND DNS server. Whenever you see an ORIGIN line in a zone file this is a shortcut that lets BIND know that any unterminated hostname references following that line should be presumed to end in the argument. A zone file is a representation of your domains zone in a text file. This tutorial is for beginners and you will learn.