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Old 01-09-2004, 03:46 PM   #1
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hosts MX entry


Hi all,
Is it possible to put an MX entry into the hosts file? Or is there some other way to do that than DNS?

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Old 01-10-2004, 03:01 AM   #2
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Is it possible to put an MX entry into the hosts file?
No. Why would you want to do that, any way? The hosts file only resolves names to IPs. It doesn't support and type of DNS RR.

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Or is there some other way to do that than DNS?
No, MX is a DNS Resource Record! Why in the world are you trying to avoid DNS when you're asking how to use DNS records?
 
  


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