On 2008-04-03 16:32:17 -0400, Tony Hansen wrote: > Before we can put the issue of AAAA implicit MX to bed, we need to get > an answer to the question of how much AAAA implicit MX is already being > used in the real world. > > It's been postulated that the current deployment of this and its use is > low. However, RFC 3974 (SMTP Operational Experience in Mixed IPv4/v6 > Environments), was published three years ago, and it mandates AAAA > implicit MX (as much as an informational document can mandate anything). > > So I'm looking for information from people who are currently working in > the IPv6-based email world.
I am not, but I just looked (briefly) at the source code of postfix 2.5.1.
As far as I can see, it treats the "implicit MX" exactly the same as any
"explicit MX". There is no "if this was an implicit MX then ignore AAAA
records" special case.
hp
--
_ | Peter J. Holzer | It took a genius to create [TeX],
|_|_) | Sysadmin WSR | and it takes a genius to maintain it.
| | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | That's not engineering, that's art.
__/ | http://www.hjp.at/ | -- David Kastrup in comp.text.tex
signature.asc
Description: Digital signature
