[JAMES-121] MX records of equal priority should be randomized

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.1
• Component/s: James Core
• Environment: Operating System: Other; Platform: All
• Bugzilla Id: 22123
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Rich
• Created: 05/Aug/03 07:07
• Updated: 06/Jun/04 18:54
• Resolved: 06/Jun/04 18:54

Description

James does not randomize MX records of equal priority.

According to RFC 2821 section 5:
If there are multiple destinations with the same preference
and there is no clear reason to favor one (e.g., by recognition of an
easily-reached address), then the sender-SMTP MUST randomize them to
spread the load across multiple mail exchangers for a specific
organization.