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Net::DNS::RR::MX(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Net::DNS::RR::MX(3)

NAME

Net::DNS::RR::MX - DNS MX resource record

SYNOPSIS

    use Net::DNS;
    $rr = new Net::DNS::RR('name MX preference exchange');

DESCRIPTION

DNS Mail Exchanger (MX) resource record

METHODS

The available methods are those inherited from the base class augmented by the type-specific methods defined in this package.

Use of undocumented package features or direct access to internal data structures is discouraged and could result in program termination or other unpredictable behaviour.

preference

    $preference = $rr->preference;

A 16 bit integer which specifies the preference given to this RR among others at the same owner. Lower values are preferred.

exchange

    $exchange = $rr->exchange;

A domain name which specifies a host willing to act as a mail exchange for the owner name.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c)1997-2002 Michael Fuhr.

Portions Copyright (c)2005 Olaf Kolkman, NLnet Labs.

Package template (c)2009,2012 O.M.Kolkman and R.W.Franks.

All rights reserved.

This program is free software; you may redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

SEE ALSO

perl, Net::DNS, Net::DNS::RR, RFC1035 Section 3.3.9

2012-12-28 perl v5.16.3