MX Record

[Kevin Darcy]

When I said that a 0-preference would work just as well "in this case", the
"case" I was referring to was a production, Internet-visible mail presence, which
usually doesn't change that often. For test networks, I'd say go with whatever is
easiest to maintain, although I'd still point out that the "traditional" 10, 20
etc. preferences should probably be avoided, since there are more *digits* in those
and therefore more opportunity to make typos, etc...


- Kevin

stuart nichols wrote:

> On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, Kevin Darcy wrote:
>
> > No, that would make it a backup. Given your existing record, the
> > preference value should be 10, if you want SMTP senders to
> > randomize between the servers.
>
> > By the way, there's really no good reason to use preferences like
> > 10 or 20. A 0 preference for both MX'es would work just as well in
> > this case.
>
> Actually, there IS a good reason to use 10, or 20, or any number
> other than 0, and I would never recommend using 0 or 1.  When
> you need to insert another mail server for temporary or test
> reasons, then you don't have to change several lines around.  You
> just give the temporary machine a lower preference.  One line
> changed = only one line to remove when you are done.  The fewer
> changes you make, the fewer errors you will introduce.  It may
> seem minor, but you can work quicker with more confidence.
>
> stu
>
> stuart nichols
> State Technology Assessment Center
> Texas Department of Information Resources
> Austin  TX  78701
>
> > Sam Mabjish wrote:
> >
> > > mydomain.com.   IN      MX      20      whatever.mydomain.com
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jerry Hsieh [mailto:jerry at intervideo.com]
> > > Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 4:31 PM
> > > To: comp-protocols-dns-bind at moderators.isc.org
> > > Subject: MX Record
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have a simple question, please help me to figure this out, thanks.
> > > I already have an email server (mail.mydomain.com) running for my domain and
> > > I would like to add another mail server (whatever.mydomain.com - not backup,
> > > not secondary....). What should I do for the MX record?
> > >
> > > mydomain.com.   IN      MX      10      mail.mydomain.com
> > > mydomain.com.   IN      MX      ??      whatever.mydomain.com
> > >
> > > Thanks for your help.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Jerry
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >