Re: [cobalt-users] RAQ to Exchange Server

[Gerald Waugh <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 24 Jan 2003, Andy Ross wrote:

> Gerald :
> > I don't think you want an 'a' record for their mailserver.
> > You can't maintain their DNS.
>
> It depends, I got the impression that he is authoritive for their domain
> name. You cannot set up an MX record if there is no domain pointing to the
> Exchange server's IP address, your comment assumes there is already a domain
> resolving to the exchange server. Therefore the easiest way to resolve this
> is to set up an A record as a sub of the domain that he already has and
> merely point the MX record at that.
>

Even if he is maintaining their dns the 'a' record belongs in that domains
zone file, and should already be there.

I suppose it won't hurt anything. But the MX record points to a fqdn, a
getaddrbyname lookup will not see the 'a' record in that zone.

Gerald
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