MX Record

[Kevin Darcy]

Yes.

                                                                    - Kevin

Eric Ward wrote:

> Forgive the newbie 2nd question but would the following be valid?
>
> @       MX      10      mail.zzcompany.com.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Knowles [mailto:brad.knowles at skynet.be]
> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 2:18 AM
> To: Eric Ward; 'bind-users at isc.org'
> Subject: Re: MX Record
>
> At 1:48 AM -0400 7/26/01, Eric Ward wrote:
>
> >  Does it matter where the mx record is located in the zone file? i.e. Can
> it
> >  be between two A records.
>
>         No, it doesn't really matter.  It can be anywhere you want.
>
> >  www  A       64.36.204.147
> >       MX      10      mail.zzcompany.com.
> >  @    A       64.36.204.147
>
>         However, in this case, you're using an MX record without
> specifying a label, and therefore it will pick up the last label you
> used as a default.  In this case, it *DOES* make a difference where
> you list the MX record.  Try putting an explicit label on the MX
> record, and it won't matter where you put it.
>
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>