Re: IP as MX - should mail be delivered.

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Author: John Henders
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: IP as MX - should mail be delivered.
On Dec 22, Piete.Brooks@??? (Piete Brooks) wrote:
>
> Err -- that doesn't make sense ....
> An MX RR has a domain name, a preference value and a domain name.
> You just can't put an IP address in there !

...
> Please give an example ...


Heh. I just tried on my local nameserver and it won't do it, and even
SCO's ancient bind accepts it but truncates after the first quad.
However, I have the evidence here that someone managed to do it, thought
they've fixed it since, heres a section of a dig from mail I sent a
customer.

;; QUESTIONS:
;;      valleynet.on.ca, type = MX, class = IN
;; ANSWERS:
valleynet.on.ca.        86391   MX      1 204.40.198.3.   



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