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LG-136 - Fall back to A record if MX record doesn't exist#2043

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Why: Some email servers don't configure an MX record and rely on
senders falling back to the A record, as recommended by the RFC.

How: The email validation gem takes a parameter to do a check of
the MX record and fall back to an A record if there is no MX record.

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**Why**: Some email servers don't configure an MX record and rely on
senders falling back to the A record, as recommended by the RFC.

**How**: The email validation gem takes a parameter to do a check of
the MX record and fall back to an A record if there is no MX record.
@jgsmith-usds jgsmith-usds changed the title Fall back to A record if MX record doesn't exist LG-136 - Fall back to A record if MX record doesn't exist Mar 8, 2018
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@jgsmith-usds jgsmith-usds merged commit 18bbf21 into master Mar 8, 2018
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