Vahid Moghaddasi wrote:
> Hi all,
> Can I put an MX record in the control/smtproutes file or I need to put
> an A record only?
> I have a few qmail servers that should only forward to two off-site
> MTA's. The two MTA's are in MX record for redundancy. I have an IP
> address in the file.
> Thanks,
> Vahid.
>

Vahid,

not to contradict what Dave said in his reply, you can put an hostname
from the MX record, an A record, a Cname record or an IP.

Not really sure what you are asking here. If you have two qmail hosts
that you setup for the sole purpose of delivering outbound emails, then
create an A record or a cname record that would point to either the two
IPs or to the hosts respectively (a record to IP, CNAME record to
hostnames) Set a TTL for 60 upto 300 seconds for these records.

AK