Juri Haberland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Julian Mehnle wrote: > > Scott Morizot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The MX record is illegal. The data section must be a canonical name > > > of a host (created on the left hand side of an A record), not [...] an > > > alias. > > > > Regarding MX->IP I agree, but regarding MX->CNAME I object: > > http://www.mengwong.com/misc/rfc1912-is-wrong.html > > If I read this page correctly, he just says that because most (or all) > mailers can cope with a CNAME as an MX it is ok to do so. > > Well, because you *can* kill someone and get away with it, it's still not > o.k. to do so...
No, he says that even though MX->CNAME might not be best practice, it is not illegal. Julian. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: eBay Great deals on office technology -- on eBay now! Click here: http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/711-11697-6916-5 _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
