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MX record

A mail exchanger record (MX record) specifies the mail server responsible for accepting email messages on behalf of a domain name. It is a resource record in the Domain Name System (DNS). It is possible to configure several MX records, typically pointing to an array of mail servers for load balancing and redundancy.

MX preference, distance, and priority, Handling of delivery failure & Fallback to the address record

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MX preference, distance, and priority

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Handling of delivery failure

SendmailPostfixQmail
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Fallback to the address record

IP addressHOSTS.TXTInstalled base
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Overview

Mail serverEmailResource recordDomain Name SystemLoad balancing
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MX preference, distance, and priority

Handling of delivery failure

Fallback to the address record

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MX record

Nodes28
Edges27
Triples27
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.071429
Components1

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MX record

Top relations

related to The basics · 9
MX record → An SMTP, DNS, For, If, In, MTA, MX, SMTP, When
related to overview · 8
MX record → An MX, DNS, Domain Name System, Host, MX, Priority, Resource, The
related to Handling of delivery failure · 5
MX record → MX, RFC, Section, The SMTP RFC, When
related to Fallback to the address record · 4
MX record → In, MX, RFC, This
is a · 1
MX record → preference value

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Important terminology

mx mail rfc record records domain preference dns servers one server delivery must smtp name load number priority host list

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MX recordis apreference value0.90text
MX recordrelated to Fallback to the address recordIn0.60section
MX recordrelated to Fallback to the address recordMX0.60section
MX recordrelated to Fallback to the address recordThis0.60section
MX recordrelated to Fallback to the address recordRFC0.60section
MX recordrelated to Handling of delivery failureThe SMTP RFC0.60section
MX recordrelated to Handling of delivery failureMX0.60section
MX recordrelated to Handling of delivery failureWhen0.60section
MX recordrelated to Handling of delivery failureSection0.60section
MX recordrelated to Handling of delivery failureRFC0.60section
MX recordrelated to overviewResource0.60section
MX recordrelated to overviewDomain Name System0.60section

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