On 26/02/2010 08:36, Paul Mwiu wrote:
> primary_hostname should be set to a FQDN unless your mailserver is an
> internal server for office communication which can be set to a dummy
> domain i.e.
>
> primary_hostname = mail.kerstin.com
>
> where kerstin.com is a valid domain name, and mail.kerstin.com is a
> CNAME that exists within kerstin.com for mails.
When you said "CNAME" there it set off alarm bells. An MX record is not
allowed to point at a CNAME.
mike@haven:~$ host -t mx kerstin.com
kerstin.com MX 0 mail.kerstin.com
mike@haven:~$
However... Looking at "mail.kerstin.com", it appears to be an A record,
not a CNAME, which is fine...
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