for the domain.
the dns server might be redirecting the MX record to the machine which actually acts as the server.
abc.com dns server might be hosted on say ns3.xyz.com the MX of abc.com might be say mx.xyz.com
even though the specific domain might not have any ip address.
hope this clarifies.
ciao alok
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