DNS recommendations - the paper

On Tue, Nov 24, 1998 at 03:13:26PM -0800, Randy Bush wrote:
> >>> 	@ IN SOA ns.isp.net. netmaster.isp.net.
> >>> 	         ( 1998100100 86400 3600 604800 345600 )
> >> s/netmaster/hostmaster/   see RFC 2142
> >> or, i think it was piet who recommended being conservative, and do not
> >> relying on aliases, rather use a real mailbox name.
> > So that person can safely go on a two-week holiday?
> > I'd rather put in a real hostname and not rely on MX records
> 
> not discussing MX RRs.  mailbox names.  the reason i mention piet's
> recommendation is twofold, i think he used to chair this group, and he
> wrote one of those silly rfc things.  though checking 1537, this point
> seems not to have made the final cut.  piet, you still around?
> 
> > (Remember that sendmail falls back to A records if it can't find any MX
> >  records for a host.)
> 
> i think of it the other way, but with the same result.  mail will be sent
> to the (address in rdata of the) A RR unless some one put in an MX RR
> because the (interface denoted in the) A RR can not accept mail.

Yes. that's the point. Correct me if I'm mistaken, but I take an MX RR rather as a modulation over a zone.

Michael

> 
> randy
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