- if reply and reply[1] and reply[1].a then
- log("debug", "DNS reply for %s gives us %s", connect_host, reply[1].a);
- return make_connect(host_session, reply[1].a, connect_port);
+
+ -- COMPAT: This is a compromise for all you CNAME-(ab)users :)
+ if not (reply and reply[#reply] and reply[#reply].a) then
+ local count = max_dns_depth;
+ reply = dns.peek(connect_host, "CNAME", "IN");
+ while count > 0 and reply and reply[#reply] and not reply[#reply].a and reply[#reply].cname do
+ log("debug", "Looking up %s (DNS depth is %d)", tostring(reply[#reply].cname), count);
+ reply = dns.peek(reply[#reply].cname, "A", "IN") or dns.peek(reply[#reply].cname, "CNAME", "IN");
+ count = count - 1;
+ end
+ end
+ -- end of CNAME resolving
+
+ if reply and reply[#reply] and reply[#reply].a then
+ log("debug", "DNS reply for %s gives us %s", connect_host, reply[#reply].a);
+ return make_connect(host_session, reply[#reply].a, connect_port);