Re: [cobalt-users] mx record

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 04:33 PM 3/7/00 -0900, you wrote:

> 1. how do i change a MX record to a Ip address?

You don't.  An MX record MUST point to an A record.

Read the RFCs.

> I tired to edit the record in PICO and it keeps getting overwritten and the
> UI does not accept a ip address for a mx record?

It's not supposed to.

If you want to run DNS manually, outside the GUI, you really need to read 
the O'Reilly book "DNS and Bind" and understand it.  Or hire a consultant 
(says consultant Jeff <smile>).

Or just stick to the gui.

Jeff

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