Re: Faxmailer, should MX list be modified ? HELP!

To: kpwong@psy.cuhk.edu.hk (Kit-pui Wong)
Subject: Re: flexfax: Faxmailer, should MX list be modified ? HELP!
From: David Woolley <david@djwhome.demon.co.uk>
Cc: flexfax@sgi.com, kpwong@harp.psy.cuhk.edu.hk
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 07:56:35 +0100 (BST)

> 
> In order to let our BIND server to recognize 
> faxnumber.fax.our.domain as a "virtual host",
> I add an entry in the MX record

Firstly, you had better have very good anti-relay measures on your
mail transport agent if you are going to publish a fax server like this.

> 
>   *.fax           IN      A       137.189.166.200

This is illegal - wild cards can only be used on MX records.

>                   IN      MX      10      harp
>                   IN      MX      20      shine
>

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