RE: [cobalt-users] Pointing SMTP/POP3 to another server using DNS cnames.

["Dan Kriwitsky" <list1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Now, I want my pop3 users to access their email accounts on 
> Server-B through Server-A.  Is it possible to make the 
> following CNAMES records on Server-A to point to Server-B:
> 
> CNAME Records on Server-A:
> 
> mail.mydomain.com CNAME mail.otherdomain.com
> smtp.mydomain.com CNAME smtp.otherdomain.com
> 
> Also, Do I need to make on Sever-A A records for 
> mail.mydomain.com, and smtp.mydomain.com pointing to 
> mydomain.com IP address.
> 

I have a domain pointing to everyone.net for their free email service.
Although they don't offer POP, it works the same way. All I did was make
MX records for sample.com pointing to their various MX 10, 20, etc. and
one CNAME for mail.sample.com pointing to their server for the webmail
login. I would expect POP to work the same way. I didn't even use A
records for any of the email.
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C2003 Dan Kriwitsky

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