But this license-plate analogy only applies to the faulty MX record. According to the original poster, that site had _two_ MX records:
MX 8 n.n.n.n. (faulty) MX 10 mail.foobar.com. (correct)
Why couldn't Courier try the correct MX record after the faulty one fails? I don't know of any RFC's that would be violated in that case, and in fact, I thought that this is what an MTA is _supposed_ to do.
Cars have two registration plates, one on the front, and one on the back. The police stop you if either is missing.
The point is the standard is the standard, and if nobody enforces it all hell breaks loose. There's no particular reason for courier to be this enforcer, other than the Sam Varshavchik, the author who kindly gives away this software, has chosen to. You're quite welcome to use Postfix or Sendmail if you like driving with your registration plates on the roof and underware on your head.
I still see no valid reason to put an ip address as an MX.
-- Phillip Hutchings [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sitharus.com/
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