gistfile1.txt

# dig @staite.net old.staite.net

; <<>> DiG 9.8.4-rpz2+rl005.12-P1 <<>> @staite.net old.staite.net
; (1 server found)
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 5594
;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; WARNING: recursion requested but not available

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;old.staite.net.                        IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
old.staite.net.         3600    IN      CNAME   new.staite.net.
new.staite.net.         3600    IN      A       127.0.0.1

;; Query time: 12 msec
;; SERVER: 37.59.46.223#53(37.59.46.223)
;; WHEN: Thu Dec 18 15:29:43 2014
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 66

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# netcat -lp 80 &
# wget -q http://old.staite.net/

GET / HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: Wget/1.13.4 (linux-gnu)
Accept: */*
Host: old.staite.net
Connection: Keep-Alive

^^^^^ Host is still old.staite.net.