MX Record
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MX record
Whenever mail servers talk to each other, they look for MX records at the destination's DNS. When a DNS server is setup for a domain and that domain has mail capabilities, their DNS server will have at least one MX record to denote which server handles mail. The root DNS servers for the internet denote the addresses for the SOA (start of authority) DNS servers for a particular domain.
which type of dns server contains the host records for the host in a domain?
domain.com. IN MX 10 mail.domain.com.MX record is used for mail server
False. The DNS records cannot be added directly to the secondary DNS zone. The secondary DNS zone can receive the updated records only from the primary DNS zone of the DNS server.
One looking to resolve their DNS issues should enable reverse look-ups on their DNS server. Next, one should check for duplicate records on their DNS server. Finally, one should compare the records on their DNS server and make the necessary changes.
Start of Authority (SOA) is the first record in the zone file. It contains the name of the primary DNS Server, which must correspond to an Name Server (NS) record in the file, the administrator's e-mail address and the length of time records can be cached before going back to the authoritative DNS server.
Time To Live (TTL) specifies maximum time DNS server keep cached DNS records.
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.
dns used to find the mail server for a domain?
it needs to support SRV records.
A. The PTR resource record.
Secondary DNS gets its records from the Primary DNS Server. The secondary DNS is essentially there in case the primary DNS doesn't respond.