Why are MX records needed? Would it not be enough to use a CNAME record? (Assume the email client looks up email addresses through a Type A query and that the target host only runs an email server.)
Why are MX records needed? Would it not be enough to use a CNAME record? (Assume the email client looks up email addresses through a Type A query and that the target host only runs an email server.)
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record? (Assume the email client looks up email addresses through a
Type A query and that the target host only runs an email server.)
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