MX Record ⇝

Mail Exchange Record

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(MX Record) A DNS resource record type that says which SMTP server handles electronic mail for a particular domain. E.g. the MX record 

 foo.co.uk. 1054 IN MX 10 mail.foo.co.uk.
means that mail for an address like "[email protected]" should be sent to "mail.foo.co.uk".

There can be several servers for a domain. The "10" is a priority - the server with the lowest number will be tried first.

Last updated: 2007-01-29

Nearby terms:

mail exchanger ♦ Mail Exchange Record ♦ mail exploder ♦ mail filter

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