MX record with another port?

[phn at icke-reklam.ipsec.nu]

Steve Friedl <steve at unixwiz.net> wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 01, 2004 at 06:12:58PM -0000, MIYAZAKI Fumitoshi wrote:
>> Can I change SMTP Port to set MX record?
>> 
>> IN MX 10 foo.bar.baz.
>> 
>> -> like as,
>> 
>> IN MX 10 foo.bar.baz.:2500

> This is a reasonable request, and many would like to achieve the same thing
> for web addresses by attaching an alternate HTTP port, but it's simply not
> part of how BIND or mailservers work.


Using SRV records is the way to go. 



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