Re: [Exim] Re: MX record as a alias vs cname

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Autor: Matthew Byng-Maddick
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To: exim-users
Betreff: Re: [Exim] Re: MX record as a alias vs cname
On Thu, Feb 07, 2002 at 12:36:42AM +0800, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
> +++ Matthew Byng-Maddick [exim-users] <06/02/02 16:18 +0000>:
> > The relevant RFC is that an MX should point to a Canonical Name in the
> > DNS.
> Erm ... you forgot a "not" there? MXs should NOT point to CNAMEs, or to IPs.

  No.                                but should point to Canonical Names


I said it should point to a Canonical Name, hint, this is not the same as
a CNAME. A CNAME also *points to* a Canonical Name (hence the name).

> domain.com.    IN MX 10    mail
> mail        IN    A    10.0.0.1


Correct.

MBM

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