MX Record/DNS help needed

[Barry Margolin]

In article <9hikp4$np0 at pub3.rc.vix.com>, BCC  <bcoon at sequenom.com> wrote:
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>Brad Knowles wrote:
>-
>
>>
>>         If you still need one or more authoritative nameserver(s), you
>> could set them up on other machines, which are dedicated to this
>> purpose.
>
>Sorry this may be an ignorant question, but why do I want to set up my own
>nameserver at all?  The ISP we colocate with provides 2 dedicated nameservers...?
>
>The server itself is at cts.net, a local isp here in san diego.  The proxy server
>is someplace else (who knows where).
>Does the machine have to be set up as a nameserver to use named services?
>Like MX
>records?

No, the machine doesn't have to be set up as a nameserver.  You can ask
your ISP to operate the name servers for your domain.

This whole thread started because you're already set up as a nameserver, so
I think we assumed this was done intentionally.  If you don't want to
operate your own nameserver, you can find someone else to host your
domain.  You'll need to update the registration of the domain to point to
their servers instead of yours.

>Can I just set the machine up to forward email (after learning how to set up the
>proper configuration!), and use the default cts nameservers?

Yes.

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