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  Now that we have a running named(8) name server, and a version of sendmail(8)
capable of querying it, I'd like to make use of it. I hear a lot about MX
records, but as yet I have not figured out exactly what they are nor how to
use them. The BIND documentation mentions their existence and how to specify
them in the named cache files, but it does not explain how they would be used.
The sendmail documentation I have doesn't mention them at all.  So, can someone
answer these questions for me (and I doubt if I'm the only one that wants to
ask): 1) What exactly is the purpose of an MX record? 2) How do I go about
using one at this site to make delivery to our domain more reliable? 3) How
do I use the MX records provided by other sites?

  Thanks for any enlightenment anyone provides.

--Greg
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