Why Not CNAMES For MX Records?

Cricket Liu cricket at acmebw.com
Fri Apr 14 19:12:52 UTC 2000


> Just a quick question about CNAMES: why can't they be used for MX 
> records?

Mailers look for themselves in the list of mail exchangers for a
destination to determine viable delivery targets, but most
mailers don't look for aliases.  Consequently, using aliases
in an MX list can cause mail loops.

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