CNAME/MX question...

[Mark.Andrews at nominum.com]

	CNAME and MX with the same owner name is illegal.
	The behaviour of illegal configurations is undefined.

	Mark

> 
> Hi...
> 
> I apologize in advance if this is not the proper forum for this question...
> 
> If SMTP mail is being addressed to a CNAME record and an MX record is desired
> to be associated with the CNAME, can I associate an MX record with the CNAME
> or will SMTP/sendmail follow the CNAME to the target canonical name and find
> the MX record(s) associated with that target canonical name.
> 
> TIA
> 
> Vyto
> 
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> 
> Vyto Grigaliunas - Fermi National Accelerator Lab Data Comm. Group
> E-mail : vyto at fnal.gov
> 
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> 
> --Homer Simpson
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