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Date:      Fri, 02 Jul 1999 12:33:06 +0200
From:      sthaug@nethelp.no
To:        bill@bilver.magicnet.net
Cc:        freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Sendmail 8.9.x check_mail anti-spam rule broken?
Message-ID:  <49225.930911586@verdi.nethelp.no>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 1 Jul 1999 21:44:59 -0400 (EDT)"
References:  <199907020145.VAA47051@bilver.magicnet.net>

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> > As far as I was aware, it shouldn't be necessary to have an A
> > record for a domain name, in order to send mail to that domain.
> 
> Well a question then.  Since an MX record points to a mail host
> name, how can you find the IP of that name with no A (A stands for
> address). ?

The *domain* need not have an A. The *host* that the MX points to must
have an A (of course).

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no


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