* Jeff Abrahamson:

> I've never seen a DNS query return an ipv6 address, so this behaviour
> surprised me.

In that case, welcome to 2021. ;-) Seriously, what "a DNS query"
returns, depends on the query details.

  # Find MX-record for a subdomain
  ❯ dig +short MX ml.seichter.de.
  10 wedjat.horus-it.com.

  # Find A-Record (IPv4 address) for the previously returned MX
  ❯ dig +short A wedjat.horus-it.com.
  95.217.42.50

  # Find AAAA-Record (IPv6 address)
  ❯ dig +short AAAA wedjat.horus-it.com.
  2a01:4f9:2a:2e8d::c0de

If you send email via IPv6, your DNS- and SPF-entries should be defined
accordingly, or recipients might reject your delivery attempts.

-Ralph

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