CNAME records having MX

Michael Kjorling michael at kjorling.com
Fri Dec 14 23:04:57 UTC 2001


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Why not? A properly defined MX is just an A RR, and a CNAME should
point to an A RR.

Where is the problem in that?

How you happen to be using the record is nothing BIND really cares
about.


Michael Kjörling


On Dec 14 2001 17:58 -0500, Joseph S D Yao wrote:

> > A CNAME can point to an MX, that is fine.
>
> nope.

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