[IMail Forum] Mail.domail.com vs domain.com

[Jeff Vitale]

Question for the experts out there. Is there any reason NOT to drop the "mail." from official host names?  I have several domains setup as mail.domain1.com and mail.domain2.com, etc.  What is the advantage of using mail. versus just setting them up as "domain1.com", "domain2.com", etc .  The "mail." just seems to add another dns entry and it then requires a stripped down host alias for folks who want shorter email addresses.  What am I missing here????   Thanks