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Date:      Mon, 21 Sep 1998 12:40:43 -0700 (PDT)
From:      David Wolfskill <dhw@whistle.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, zhwpeng@stc.sh.cn
Subject:   Re: how to config MX resource record?
Message-ID:  <199809211940.MAA09539@pau-amma.whistle.com>
In-Reply-To: <01BDE56C.F2FF7AE0@ws2.stc.sh.cn>

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>From: Peng ZhengWen <zhwpeng@stc.sh.cn>
>Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 14:30:34 +-800

>How to config MX resource record in named data file?(FreeBSD 2.25)

Doesn't depend on the release of FreeBSD:

alpo            IN      MX      64 alpo
                IN      MX      100 whistle
                IN      A       207.76.206.1

That defines 2 MX records for "alpo" -- one (preference 64) pointing to
itself, and one (preference 100) pointing to a backup system.

The MX records are sorted by preference values (in increasing order);
the first one that responds & accepts the mail gets it (as a brief,
oversimplified sketch).

For more details, see the O'Reilly _DNS and BIND_ book (I read that
there's a 3rd edition out now).

david
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