Learning centerAll DNS record typesCopy article link Updated March 28, 2023 Every DNS record has a type. This type defines what the content of the record means. For example, a DNS record of type MX contains the location of a mail exchange server. So when you want to know the mail server of some email address, you can perform a DNS lookup that queries the MX records.A galaxy full off DNS records. B
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