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RE: [cobalt-users] MX > IP?



> On Wed, 11 Apr 2001 info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > I need to make an MX record point to an IP instead of a domain
> name - the
> > GUI won't accept IP numbers - solutions?
> >
>


Typically, I do the following:


mydomain.com   	A  	1xx.1xx.1xx.1xx
mail.mydomain.com A 	2xx.2xx.2xx.2xx
mydomain.com	MX	mail.mydomain.com



The MX record directs all the mydomain.com mail to the host
mail.mydomain.com.  I like this approach because it allows me to use a
different server for mail than for www, just by specifying a different IP
address for mail.mydomain.com in the A record (as above).