Should MX record name be same as hostname?

2009-07-14 Thread Tim Legg
Hello, Now that I have my local mail set up, I can let my domain name come up from hiding. When I run: # hostname -f genex.timothylegg.com and # dig timothylegg.com MX ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;timothylegg.com. IN MX ;; ANSWER SECTION: timothylegg.com.9220IN

Re: Should MX record name be same as hostname?

2009-07-14 Thread Scott Haneda
On Jul 14, 2009, at 12:06 PM, Tim Legg wrote: ;; ANSWER SECTION: timothylegg.com.9220IN MX 10 mail.timothylegg.com. My hostname is genex.timothylegg.com on my machine and my MX record points to mail.timothylegg.com I was wondering if the MX record should point to the

Re: Should MX record name be same as hostname?

2009-07-14 Thread mouss
Tim Legg a écrit : Hello, Now that I have my local mail set up, I can let my domain name come up from hiding. When I run: # hostname -f genex.timothylegg.com and # dig timothylegg.com MX ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;timothylegg.com. IN MX ;; ANSWER SECTION:

Re: Should MX record name be same as hostname?

2009-07-14 Thread Daniel L'Hommedieu
On Jul 14, 2009, at 15:32, Scott Haneda wrote: On Jul 14, 2009, at 12:06 PM, Tim Legg wrote: ;; ANSWER SECTION: timothylegg.com.9220IN MX 10 mail.timothylegg.com. My hostname is genex.timothylegg.com on my machine and my MX record points to mail.timothylegg.com I

Re: Should MX record name be same as hostname?

2009-07-14 Thread Aaron Wolfe
On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 3:41 PM, Daniel L'Hommedieu dlhommed...@gmail.com wrote: On Jul 14, 2009, at 15:32, Scott Haneda wrote: On Jul 14, 2009, at 12:06 PM, Tim Legg wrote: ;; ANSWER SECTION: timothylegg.com.        9220    IN      MX      10 mail.timothylegg.com. My hostname is