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On Mon, 14 May 2001, Joseph Mack wrote:
> Michael E Brown wrote:
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> > > As far as I am aware DNS should respond with all MX records for a
> > > request. The MTA should then choose one at random from the same
> > > piority.
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> > The above statement is correct.
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> And if the machine for that MX record happens to be down, the MTA
> will pick another MX record and try to deliver it there? (This has
> to be true, I'm sure I read this in the Bat book).
Yes. (As long as there _are_ multiple MX records :-)
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Michael Brown
Linux Systems Group
Dell Computer Corp
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> Joe
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> Joseph Mack PhD, Senior Systems Engineer, Lockheed Martin
> contractor to the National Environmental Supercomputer Center,
> mailto:mack.joseph@xxxxxxx ph# 919-541-0007, RTP, NC, USA
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