Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 01:46:24 -0500 From: "Jeffrey J. Mountin" <sysop@mixcom.com> To: Dan Busarow <dan@dpcsys.com> Cc: "Stephen A. Derdau" <sderdau@xtdl.com>, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: MX records Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970430014623.00b4e3a0@mixcom.com>
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At 03:51 PM 4/29/97 -0700, Dan Busarow wrote: >In the /etc/namedb/db.domain zone file for this domain, add/change >the MX records > >domain.com. IN A your.ip.address.for.the.website > IN MX 10 the.fqdn.they.gave.you. > IN MX 20 the.other.fqdn.they.gave.you. > >repeat for www.domain.com This is one you may wish to think about, as a lot of junk mail is sent to www.<potential.victum> and is another reason why I block port 25 to all web servers. >NB. the dots at the end of domain.com. and the domains on the >MX lines are important. Make sure you include them. Awww, but it make DNS so "interesting" without them.<jk> >And make sure you increase the serial number in the SOA record. > >Also, take Josef's advice and get DNS and BIND. If you are >taking over DNS you'll need it, very well written (like all >ORA books). I'll 3rd the first and 2nd the second. 8-) ------------------------------------------- Jeff Mountin - System/Network Administrator jeff@mixcom.net MIX Communications Serving the Internet since 1990
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