On Wed, 16 Dec 2009, Mark Andrews wrote: > Douglas Otis wrote: > > > > One might instead consider using: > > > > example.com. IN MX 0 192.0.2.0 > > IN MX 10 192.0.2.1 > > ... > > IN MX 90 192.0.2.9 > > Which will expand to: > > example.com. IN MX 0 192.0.2.0.example.com. > IN MX 10 192.0.2.1.example.com. > .... > IN MX 90 192.0.2.9.example.com. > > MX records DO NOT take IP addresses.
Or if he puts in the trailing dot it'll still cause the root server traffic he was trying to avoid. Tony. -- f.anthony.n.finch <d...@dotat.at> http://dotat.at/ GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER: SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD.
