On Thu, 7 Jan 2010, Cyrus Daboo wrote:
You need a layer of indirection between the mail domain and the web
server, e.g. SRV or NAPTR, to accommodate sites like cam.ac.uk which do
not have a web server on their zone apex, or customers who delegate email
service to a service provider.
Why? Just setup an HTTP server at the domain that is used for email addresses
if you want this sort of simple configuration to work.
There may be other operational or political considerations that make it a
lot more complicated than "just".
I must say that although the Outlook 2007 autodiscover protocol is
disgusting, they have at least covered a lot of operationally difficult
cases.
Tony.
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