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From: rbj@uunet.UU.NET (Root Boy Jim)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.sendmail
Subject: Re: sendmail
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Date: 26 Mar 91 22:01:52 GMT
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In article <1991Mar21.201653.2820@athena.mit.edu> jik@athena.mit.edu (Jonathan I. Kamens) writes...

...a very good explanation of MX recoreds.

> The preference is a number; the higher the number, the more the
>mailer is encouraged to use that MX record.

Well, it's been five days, so I'll say it.

The LOWER the number, the HIGHER the precedence.
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