Can I have more than one MX record?

Published 06/08/2011 01:32 PM | Updated 06/08/2011 01:32 PM

Yes, you can have multiple MX records as long as every host name listed will accept mail for the domain and deliver it to the same place. Most mail servers will attempt delivery to the hosts with lower preference numbers first, but this isn’t guaranteed. Records with identical preference numbers will have load split fairly evenly between them.

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