Re: Can MX record be CNAME?

[Peter van Dijk]

On Thu, May 03, 2001 at 04:39:32PM -0400, Kris von Mach wrote:
> At 11:09 AM 5/3/2001 -0700, you wrote:
> >This means that pointing MX, NS, and SOA (at least) at a CNAME is not
> >recommended. Personally, I hate CNAME, and I almost never use it. I can
> >think of only one specialized use where CNAME comes in handy
> >(third-party hosting). Nearly everything else can be done more
> >efficiently with multiple A records IMHO.
> 
> So, having multiple A records pointing to the same IP is ok then, when it
> comes to MX?

Yes.

> Or should MX mail.swishmail.com point to an IP address that nothing else
> points to? like for example:

Not necessary.

Greetz, Peter.