Just so I can under stand better I have a few comments than you may be able to shed some light on for me?
> > Another problem I see with imail going to the A record is most > > domains have th a record pointed to their web server not the mail > > server. > > This isn't a problem with the "implicit MX" algorithm, it's a problem > with people who don't know how to set up DNS. > This practice is so common all the major doamins allow you to type their domains with out a host and arrive directly at their website. How does that translate to not knowing how to setup DNS? > If you have an MX record, "implicit MX" is disabled, and no one should > then be hitting the A record unless they're broken. > > > Delivering to the 'A' record is bad. But I have see on this list Iamil using the 'A' record even when MX records are setup??? > > It's only bad if it happens because of a _broken_ MTA algorithm; > "implicit MX" is not inherently broken, though it is becoming > increasingly deprecated. When almost all domains now setup an 'A' record for their domain (basically a wildcard) that points to their web server. I would say that it is very deprecated and should no longer be used. > The would you consider Imails algorithm broken. Since it will send to the 'A' record for the domain??? Kevin Bilbee To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
