Re: Choice of "mailname" for mail server: suggestions welcome
On 2/21/2020 12:09 PM, Tom Browder wrote:
> I am preparing servers to use with OpenSMTPD and Sympa to provide mail and
> mailing list service.
>
> I need to settle on names to define as the "mailname" for each the two
> servers I will designate for the DNS MX records for all my mail-enabled
> domains. The mailnames should be "fully qualified domain names" (FQDNs) so
> they will have names like:
>
> + mail.example.com
> + smtp.example.com
> + mx.example.com
>
> Does anyone have strong reasons to use one over another, or any other
> choice?
>
I might be missing something here but the domain name is what you
buy/what you get.
If your planning to use split DNS, 'internal' and 'external' could be
one option.
For the lists, 'lists.example.com' might not be a bad idea.
You can also use cname record to point to the same thing.
--
John Doe
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