Re: [cobalt-users] Custom MX record

["Bruce Demske" <bdlist@xxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William Lamb" <WLamb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 10:36 AM
Subject: [cobalt-users] Custom MX record


> I have to set up a MX record that points to a exchange server. The issue
> is that I can not use a domain name, I must use an IP address.  So I can
> only conceive two options in this matter.
>
> A: edit etc/named/pri.domain.com and edit the record: domain.com IN  MX
> 30 111.222.333.444
>
> B: go thru the GUI and make a MX (domain.com points to mail.domian.com)
> and make an A record mail.domain.com IN A 111.222.333.444
>
> Is either one of these going to work or do I have another option?
>

Aaron,
Go with B, an MX record must point to an A record, ip addresses or even
CNAMEs are not allowed.
HTH,
Bruce