-least one A record defined in the DNS. If there are neither MX nor A
-records for I<example.org>, mail is not deliverable and B<checkmail>
-will fail accordingly. If no host can be reached, B<checkmail> will
-fail, too. Finally B<checkmail> will fail if mail to the given
-recipient is not accepted by the respective host.
+least one A record defined in the DNS. CNAMEs will be accepted and
+resolved here. If there are neither MX nor A records for
+I<example.org>, mail is not deliverable and B<checkmail> will fail
+accordingly. If no host can be reached, B<checkmail> will fail,
+too. Finally B<checkmail> will fail if mail to the given recipient
+is not accepted by the respective host.