CNAME records having MX

[Thomas Mandl]

Michele Chubirka wrote:
> 
> Is it true that a CNAME record can't have an MX record associated with it?
> Am I remembering this correctly?
Hello Michele,

yes, you are right, never use CNAMES for MX or SOA records (this applies
at least for BIND-8.x). Don't know if this restriction is still true for
BIND-9...

regards
Thomas
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