A network administrator is configuring a DNS server to ensure proper routing of email traffic to the company's mail server. Which DNS record type should they configure to achieve this?
The correct answer is 'MX', which stands for Mail Exchange. MX records are used to specify the mail servers responsible for receiving email messages on behalf of a domain and prioritize the order of these servers. This is critical for directing email traffic correctly. Other record types like 'A', 'AAAA', 'CNAME', and 'TXT' serve different purposes. 'A' and 'AAAA' records map a domain to an IP address, 'CNAME' maps a domain to another domain name (alias), and 'TXT' records are used for various texts. 'NS' records identify name servers for the domain, and are not directly related to email routing.
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