On Wed, 16 Oct 2002 14:23:27 +0100 (BST)
M A Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

# 
#  I agree having seen that message that my suspicions were wrong, but
#  if I
# understand your conclusion correctly; that dsl.pipex.com should have
# an A record as well as an MX record, then I disagree, because it would
# mean that I would be unable to post to this list, and clearly I can. 

RFC's state that MX records must point to an A record.  MX records
cannot point directly to an IP address.  Most mail servers, including my
own, will _not_ deliver to a domain that has a mis-configured MX record,
and not having MX point to an A record is "mis-configured" in my book.

-- 
Jesse Keating
j2Solutions.net
Mondo DevTeam (www.mondorescue.org)

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