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From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb>
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Subject: Re: MX CNAME
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.02.9807230335370.13870-100000@darla.swimsuit.internet.dk> from Leif Neland at "Jul 23, 98 03:36:03 am"
To: root@internet.dk (Leif Neland)
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 19:05:38 -0700 (PDT)
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Leif Neland wrote:
> 
> Why does named complain when a MX-record points to a CNAME?

	because its wrong.  the RFC require that MX'es point 
	to A records, not CNAME records, to the best of my 
	memory.

> 
> Sendmail doesn't seem to have a problem with it.

	sendmail is letting them get by with an incorrect configuration.

jmb

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