[clug] DNS + CNAMES + sendmail...

[Andrew Smith]

Ok, I've learnt something today, thanks!  Sorry to add confusion.

The correct setup then, would be to make bob.blix an A record pointing 
to the same address, so it can have an MX also.

Andrew

Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> On Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:12:56 +1000 Andrew Smith <andrew at coolchilli.com> wrote:
>   
>> Actually, MX records can't have CNAMES and should point to a host that 
>> has an A record.  It's acceptable for a host to have both a CNAME and MX
>>     
>                          ^^^^^^^^^^  unacceptable
>  
>   
>> record.
>>     
>
> Any DNS name that is the left hand side of a CNAME record *must not* have
> any record of any other type.
>
> The right hand side of any DNS record *must not* be a name that is the left
> hand side of a CNAME record (except for the case of a CNAME).
>
>