mail routing question

[Joseph S D Yao]

> If I have a domain (modernmassive.lifter.org) with a zone file like this:
> 
> modernmassive.lifter.org IN MX 10 miles.ods.org
> 
> and a domain (miles.ods.org) with a zone file like this:
> 
> miles.ods.org IN MX 10 miles.ods.org
> miles.ods.org IN MX 20 <my other mail server>
> 
> will mail addressed to user at modernmassive.lifter.org go to <my other mail
> server> if miles.ods.org is not available?
> 
> -----------------------
> Joel Miles
> (651) 776-6870
> joel at miles.ods.org
> http://miles.ods.org
> -----------------------

No.  Why should it?  When I look for a mail server for mm.l.o, I only
find ONE.  The relationship is NOT transitive.

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Joe Yao				jsdy at cospo.osis.gov - Joseph S. D. Yao
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