[thelist] DNS update - web is fine, mail goes to the old server

[John Handelaar]

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> From: thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org
> [mailto:thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org]On Behalf Of Massimo Mezzini
> Sent: 27 July 2002 14:09
> To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
> Subject: [thelist] DNS update - web is fine, mail goes to the old server
>
> Is there anything else I should take care of? Or maybe the new
> host should do
> something more? Or could it be just a matter of time? But
> should't mail and www
> DNS information propagate together?

They're held in different records.

The 'web' one is the one marked either 'CNAME' or 'A'.
Mail redirection requires you to change the value of
the record marked 'MX' to the full domain name of the
new mail server.

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