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RE: Paul's Mailfrom (Was: IETF SMTP Working Group Proposal at smtpng.org)


From: "Vivien M." <vivienm () dyndns org>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 22:41:02 -0400


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-nanog () merit edu [mailto:owner-nanog () merit edu] On 
Behalf Of Martin
Sent: August 26, 2002 10:15 PM
To: nanog () merit edu
Subject: Re: Paul's Mailfrom (Was: IETF SMTP Working Group 
Proposal at smtpng.org)

but surely an MTA derives it's usefulness by running on port 
25. i don't remember reading about where in the DNS MX RR you 
could specify what port the MTA would be listening on...

Well, it must specify it somewhere, since at least a couple of times a
week we have our users ask how to stick a port number in an MX record.
:) 

Where they got this idea is beyond me (unfortunately), but it's quite a
common question... 

Vivien
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Vivien M.
vivienm () dyndns org
Assistant System Administrator
Dynamic DNS Network Services
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