"simon via WinServerKB.com" <u11670[ at ]uwe> wrote in message
news:73ee04f68abb3[ at ]uwe...
[Quoted Text] > Hi Guys
>
> This is related to something I posted in the exchange>connectivity group.
>
> In a nutshell the DNS question is..............can you have an MX record
> resolving to a HOST record in a different DNS zone?
Yes. The name of the record must be n the ZONE of the same name, but
the VALUE or DATA can point to a DNS name in any zone/domain.
> like can I have a domain registered with godaddy for instance and point
> the
> MX record to my no-ip.biz HOST record so it resolves to my exchange
> server. I
> am trying to setup exchange without having a static public IP, if there is
> another way please advise.
This is entirely commmon for ISPs who handle email for customers:
smtp.company.com -->>> mail.isp.com
> Or can I create the host A record on godaddy and have a CNAME pointing
> host.
> godaddy.com to my no-ip.com Host record. Would this either work, or more
> improtantly fail when my public ip changed?
Yes, but generally you should use the MX records directly to an A record
(MX is already a form of alias although few people ever mention that) if
possible.
> I am confused, just started getting my head round exchange
Reasonable crossposting of a single message is ENCOURAGED when you
have a problem you think crosses groups -- rather than posting the same
messages
(or similar) but different copies to multiple groups.
--
Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
http://www.LearnQuick.Com
(phone on web site)
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