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MX - what is it?

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From: Greg Sheppard
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1991 11:20
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 I've seen several references to the Mail Exchange (MX) type of
addressing...is there some documentation I could ftp describing
what exactly is a mail exchange, why the ...%...@... type of
address, how a mail exchange works, what its purpose is, etc.?

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Greg Sheppard                        Internet:  imop@wa-ngnet.army.mil
WAARNG, Tacoma, WA, USA              UUCP:      ...!polari!gcs 
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Message-ID: <3839@polari.UUCP>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!sdd.hp.com!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!dali.cs.montana.edu!milton!sumax!polari!gcs

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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!sdd.hp.com!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!dali.cs.montana.edu!milton!sumax!polari!gcs
From: gcs@polari.UUCP (Greg Sheppard)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc
Subject: MX - what is it?
Keywords: mail exchange, mx
Message-ID: <3839@polari.UUCP>
Date: 23 Apr 91 11:20:25 GMT
Organization: Seattle Online Public Unix (206) 328-4944
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