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Domain Name System (DNS) resource records provide a way for computers to find each other on the Internet. DNS records are divided into two types: A record (such as mail.example.com) tells a computer which hostname to look for when trying to resolve a domain name (for example, www.com).

A CNAME record (such as mail.com.cname) tells a computer to look for a different hostname (for example, www.com) when resolving a domain name.

When a mail server needs to know how to handle a request for a domain name, it uses a DNS resource record type called an A record. An A record is used to specify the hostname (mail.com) to which the mail server should send requests for content from the domain name (www.

The mail server can also use an A record to specify the hostname of a mail exchanger (for example, mail.mail) that should be used to send mail for the domain name.

When a mail server needs to send mail for a domain name, it uses a DNS resource record type called a CNAME record. A CNAME record is used to specify a different hostname (www.com) to which the mail server should send requests for content from the domain name.

The mail server can also use a CNAME record to specify the hostname of a mail exchanger (for example, mail.