Gerardo Gregory wrote: <snip> > Since then I have learned that some MTA's will look for an A record if it > cannot find an MX record and use the A record instead.
Once upon a time that was near all Micr0$loth did... > Is this acceptable (in a "best case scenario") as a correct method? It isn't exactly completely RFC compliant, but, it is only a -=Request=-, eh ? But, FWIW, since when is a system =-without-= proper fall backs, a "best case scenario" ? > Obviously some admins I have encountered are starting to host mailservers > for sub-domains and domains without MX entries on their DNS zone records. > Relying on the A record alone. Lemmings make a mad dash towards a cliff, every so often, en masse.... * shrug * Go figure. :P > Gerardo A. Gregory :)