> Ned Freed wrote:
> >> er, NO. SMTP has no dependence on what may or may
> >> not exist in the DNS. Forcing SMTP to depend on DNS
> >> is a huge mistake. And yes Virginia, I plan on removing
> >> A rr's from my zones (eventually)
> >
> > You know, that's a very interesting point. One of more common configuration
> > variations we see is to disable MX lookups and just use address records.
> > (This
> > is done for a variety of reasons, most often having to do with
> > administrative
> > control issues.) In an IPv6-only future world I see no reason why the need
> > for
> > this sort of configuration will vanish and I don't think having the RFCs
> > say it shouldn't work is a good idea.
> >
> > I'm therefore changing my position from "no opinion" to "keep 2821bis the
> > way
> > it is".
> >
> > Ned
> I don't think disabling MX lookups altogether is a smart move.
Nowhere did I say that was what people do.
> There
> could be a variety of reasons I want my A or AAAA records to point to
> one server, and my mail to go to a different server altogether.
I'm well aware of that.
Ned
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