ok, I guessed as much. it just seemed strange. Louis Solomon www.SteelBytes.com
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michal Altair Valasek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 11:48 AM Subject: [xmail] Re: a Q on MX records > > Hi, > > | is it valid to have the same prioriy value for multiple MX=20 > | records for a > | single domain ? > |=20 > | I notice that hotmail.com has > | MX 5 mx1.hotmail.com > | MX 5 mx2.hotmail.com > | MX 5 mx3.hotmail.com > | MX 5 mx4.hotmail.com > > Yes, it's perfectly valid. In that case the sending MTA will select = > randomly > to which MX connect.=20 > > It's used frequently for load distribution across multiple servers in > frequented domains, such as hotmail.com surely is. > > -- Michal 'Altair' Valasek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > I've been wrestling with reality most of my life. > I'm pleased to say I've won. > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
