<VirtualHost fqdn.mydomain.com:80> not recommended?
In Apache2 documentation thay say that in <VirtualHost *:80>, the * can be replaced by IP or FQDN, but the FQDN is not recommended.
Addr can be:
- The IP address of the virtual host;
- A fully qualified domain name for the IP address of the virtual host (not recommended);
But why is it not recommended? If I have www.mydomain.com and webmail.mydomain.com pointing to the same IP address, why shouldn't I use the names here?
By using a name there, you're introducing another dependency: a functioning DNS resolver.