What happens if I point an MX record to the wrong mailserver?

[User, Public]

This is really a function of your mail server being able to accept
messages sent to junk.com.  Once a sending SMTP server finds an MX for
that, it will attempt a direct SMTP connection to that server.  It is up
to the server to accept mail for whatever domains it is allowed to.
Chris



Christopher P. Jenkins, Senior Consultant

Concordant, Inc.

P:  508-820-3080

F:  508-820-4367

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-----Original Message-----
From: bind-users-bounce at isc.org [mailto:bind-users-bounce at isc.org] On
Behalf Of Myron Johnson
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 6:21 PM
To: comp-protocols-dns-bind at isc.org
Subject: What happens if I point an MX record to the wrong mailserver?

I was wondering what happens if I do the following?=20
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1) Create a new domain, "junk.com".=20

2) Point the DNS MX record for Junk.com to my mailserver at
E-Rice.Net.
BUT...The domain name at E-Rice.Net is "mydomain.com".=20

3) Create a mailbox on my mailserver named "test" (test at mydomain.com)=20

4) Send mail to test at junk.com=20
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Will the mail be received into the "test" mailbox at "mydomain.com",
or will it be rejected?

Thanks!