It will try the A Record for the domain, if there is no MX record, THEN
fail if there is no SMTP Server on that IP.

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According to the great words of Drew Broadley:
> BTW: You don�t NEED an mx record on a domain unless mail for that
> domain goes to another IP.

Another IP compared to what? It needs an MX record for mail to be
delivered. If there is no MX, remote mail servers will drop the mail.

-Mad

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"A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof? It's a proof. A proof is a
proof. And when you have a good proof, it's because it's proven."

                � Prime Minister Jean Chr�tien



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