On Wed, 16 Oct 2002 14:23:27 +0100 (BST) M A Young <m.a.young@durham.ac.uk> wrote: # # I agree having seen that message that my suspicions were wrong, but # if I # understand your conclusion correctly; that dsl.pipex.com should have # an A record as well as an MX record, then I disagree, because it would # mean that I would be unable to post to this list, and clearly I can. RFC's state that MX records must point to an A record. MX records cannot point directly to an IP address. Most mail servers, including my own, will _not_ deliver to a domain that has a mis-configured MX record, and not having MX point to an A record is "mis-configured" in my book. -- Jesse Keating j2Solutions.net Mondo DevTeam (www.mondorescue.org) Was I helpful? Let others know: http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=jkeating -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
