host(1) claims, under the -t option, Note that the default is to look first for ``a'', and then ``mx'', except that if the verbose option is turned on, the default is only ``a''. This is the correct behavior, IMHO. However, the default behavior does not, in fact, report MX records: huff% rpm -qf /usr/bin/host bind-utils-8.2.2_P3-1 huff% /usr/bin/host www.semiotek.org www.semiotek.org has address 208.133.44.40 huff% /usr/bin/host -t mx www.semiotek.org www.semiotek.org mail is handled (pri=100) by bounty.bcca.org Similar behavior is observed on a 5.1 RedHat box with bind-utils-8.2.2_P3-0.5.2. Both are Intel platforms, in case that matters. Please bring back the advertised behavior, viz. (except this lacks the Linux priority field in MX reports) irix% host www.semiotek.org www.semiotek.org has address 208.133.44.40 www.semiotek.org mail is handled by bounty.bcca.org
Thanks, fixed. The bug was introduced in the the 8.8.2p3 base package.