Re: [Exim] MX processing (1)

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Author: Mark Murray
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To: John Horne
CC: Exim Users List
Subject: Re: [Exim] MX processing (1)

> My question is whether using an alias (CNAME) in an MX record is correct or
> not. Eg:
>
>           site.com.          MX 10    mail.site.com.
>           mail.site.com.     CNAME    mailhub.site.com.
>           mailhub.site.com.  A        10.0.0.1


The usual rule in DNS is that anything appearing on the left-hand side
of a CNAME may not appear on the right-hand side of anything. Things
often "just work", however. YMMV.

M