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RE: MX records in epp
On 17 Jan 2002 at 7:16, Hollenbeck, Scott wrote: > > In the ".com.au" zone file we have MX records for some > > domains instead of NS > > records. > > > > e.g domainname.com.au IN MX 10 mailserver.com.au > > > > How do you think this should be accommodated within EPP.? ... > As Dave Crocker noted, the general provisioning case for MX records is > within leaf-node zones. If there are exceptions, like in .com.au, I'd > suggest defining a protocol extension to the domain mapping to describe MX > record provisioning. Let's take it off-list if you'd like to explore that > option. ... Put me in that list. We (.ID) domain has exactly the same thing as .AU. Historically, we grew up in the .AU environment. Our primary NS was actually physically located in Australia and managed by friends there before we moved it to Jakarta. ;-) To be frankly, I didn't understand why we have that option. But, some people *do* use/utilize it. (They don't need fancy web sites, just plain email.) Regards -- budi