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What are MX resource records for?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

identifies the email servers for a domain

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Which DNS records identifies a mail server?

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Which resource record is used to resolve domain names specified in email addresses to the ip addresses of the mail server assosiated with the domain?

MX records.


Where might one go to learn more about MX records?

Google and Godaddy offer tools and facts about MX records that are easy to understand and work with. MX records can be edited and added with these companies.


Which are DNS resource records?

DNS resource records are specific pieces of information stored in the Domain Name System database. They include records such as A (IPv4 address), AAAA (IPv6 address), CNAME (canonical name), MX (mail exchange), TXT (text), and NS (name server) records, among others. These records help map domain names to their corresponding IP addresses and provide other necessary information for web traffic routing and email delivery.


What are MX records used for?

for MAIL/email!


What is mx server?

An MX record or Mail exchanger record is a type of resource record in the Domain Name System (DNS) specifying how Internet e-mail should be routed using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). Each MX record contains a preference and a host name, so that the collection of MX records for a given domain name point to the servers that should receive e-mail for that domain, and their priority relative to each other.


Which mx record attribute indicates a relative priority to determine the mx record that will be used if multiple records are configured for a particular domain?

Preference


Could you please provide your gender-neutral title for our records, sir or ma'am?

Certainly. The gender-neutral title for our records is "Mx."


What dns feature rotates the order of mx records before they are givento the email?

round robin


Where do you find out who your domain host is?

Your domain has a hosting service that stores the domain's DNS records, including the MX records CNAME and TXY records and more. With applications,you might want to modify it.


What type of DNS resource record is used to identify an email server?

MX Resource RecordsThe mail exchange (MX) resource record specifies a mail exchange server for a DNS domain name. A mail exchange server is a host that will either process or forward mail for the DNS domain name. Processing the mail means either delivering it to the addressee or passing it to a different type of mail transport. Forwarding the mail means sending it to its final destination server, sending it using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) to another mail exchange server that is closer to the final destination, or queuing it for a specified amount of time. NoteOnly mail exchange servers use MX records.


What does a domain host provide?

Domain hosts run DNS servers for your domain. This includes A records, MX records, and CNAME records. Most domain hosts offer domain name registration as well.