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    Posted: 27 December 2005 at 11:21am

How does two mx-records work?

If I have mx10 and mx20, sending mailserver should first try mx10 and if that doesn't work it should try mx20.

But what if I have mx10 and mx10, does the sending mailserver try the other one if the first one is failing?

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote LogSat Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 December 2005 at 3:45pm
The simplest way to answer is by posting the following quote from Section 5 of RFC 2821:

   Multiple MX records contain a preference indication that MUST be used
in sorting (see below). Lower numbers are more preferred than higher
ones. If there are multiple destinations with the same preference
and there is no clear reason to favor one (e.g., by recognition of an
easily-reached address), then the sender-SMTP MUST randomize them to
spread the load across multiple mail exchangers for a specific
organization.



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