setting up MX records for a dot name domain

[Barry Margolin]

In article <cces2o$1qlr$1 at sf1.isc.org>, "aljuhani" <aljuhani at zajil.net> 
wrote:

> Hello List.
> 
> I have a domain (First.Last.name) setup as:
> 
> A record:
> 
> First.Last.name.    IN A  IP.ADD.RESS
> 
> and MX record:
> 
> First.Last.name.    IN MX  First.Last.name.

You're missing the preference level after "MX".

> 
> Now if I send mail to:
> 
> mail at First.Last.name
> 
> that works fine but I want to have the email as:
> 
> First at Last.name.
> 
> I use sendmail.  Is there any need to add more
> records for only Last.name

Yes.  You need:

Last.name. IN MX 10 <some-server-name>

That server needs to have an alias file that redirects all the mail for 
people with the same last name, e.g.

First1: mail at First1.Last.Name
First2: mail at First2.Last.Name
and so on

-- 
Barry Margolin, barmar at alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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