On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Nigel Metheringham wrote:
> This is a DNS issue, not an exchange issue. Their mail server may be
> correctly configured, however the problem is that they have a non-RFC
> compliant DNS configuration.
The RFC in question is 1035, and this is what it says about the data in
MX records:
3.3.9. MX RDATA format
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| PREFERENCE |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
/ EXCHANGE /
/ /
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
where:
PREFERENCE A 16 bit integer which specifies the preference given to
this RR among others at the same owner. Lower values
are preferred.
EXCHANGE A <domain-name> which specifies a host willing to act as
a mail exchange for the owner name.
Note that the "exchange" data is a <domain-name> and *not* an IP address.
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Philip Hazel University of Cambridge Computing Service,
ph10@??? Cambridge, England. Phone: +44 1223 334714.
