Author: Jasen Betts Date: To: exim-users Subject: Re: [exim] End of the DNS MX record ?
On 2014-09-02, Always Learning <exim@???> wrote: > Today, I noticed 3 different and unrelated email addresses whose domain
> name does not have a MX entry; 2 in one country and 1 in another
> country.
>
> A Telnet to each showed a functioning mail server (MTX) running Exim
> 4.80.
>
> Is the MX record officially redundant if one has 1 MTA ?
Yes, if the A record points to a suitable server no MX record is needed.