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Date:      Thu, 23 Jul 1998 08:38:33 +0200 (MET DST)
From:      domreg <root@internet.dk>
To:        "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        isp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: MX CNAME
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.3.93.980723083520.18443B-100000@zet.internet.dk>
In-Reply-To: <199807230205.TAA15450@hub.freebsd.org>

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On Wed, 22 Jul 1998, Jonathan M. Bresler wrote:

> 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.
> 

"Because it is wrong" doesn't work with my kids either.

What is the problem? Does it break anything? 

Should I go change all the ocurrences in all the domains we host?

Or should I give mailhost the same ip-adress as the realhost instead of
giving it a cname to realhost?


Leif
 


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