On 2021-04-30 09:13, @lbutlr wrote:
When you enter your email address, it would be TRIVIAL to check the MX records for the domain and fill those in for the SMTP and IMAP servers, allowing users to more easily add (if needed) the domain prefix.
checking mx is simple, but it might not be the right server for imap, smtps, submission, this data would be better to check mx domain, and then use the mx domain to find srv ports used one this main domain, to find what server hosts is for imap, imaps, pop3, pop3s, smtps, submission, all that is custommer only ports, and plenty of vps hosters abuse this from ther mta setups
No one does this.
automx2 exists on github trying to be better world, but it needs ssl certs for all maildomains, with is imho more complicated then using srv dns
this would be more simple for the dns hoster to have all this then add all this to hosted domains
Not a big thing, of course, but a silly omission that is best explained by "Nah, if they are going to use real servers, let's not make it any easier."
agree, take my hat off as a small esp