Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 10:06:24 +0200 (CEST) From: Rasmus Skaarup <rasmus@gal.dk> To: "Lester A. Mesa" <netadmin@primex.prontel.net> Cc: joel@pibervision.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Backup Mail Server Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004131004470.51284-100000@skaarup.org> In-Reply-To: <00e901bfa53c$fb1d85a0$38040a0a@prontel.com>
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But remember to put the domain name in /etc/mail/sendmail.cw Sendmail will try every 15-30 minutes (depending on your local configuration) to deliver the mail to the host with the lowest MX value in the nameserver. Best regards Rasmus Skaarup On Thu, 13 Apr 2000, Lester A. Mesa wrote: > If the low MX cannot be reach it will be automatically start sending all the > E-mails to the next lowest MX. DNS will take care of that. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of > joel@pibervision.com > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 7:21 PM > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Backup Mail Server > > > > I'm running FreeBSD4.0 and am using it as a primary mail server for one > domain. I'd like to also use it as a secondary mail server for a > different domain. I've already added a new MX record with a lower > priority pointing to my FreeBSD server. > > What do I need to do to the FreeBSD server to get it to hold mail for a > different domain in the event of the other domains primary mail server > going down? (I presume when the primary server returns, the FreeBSD > server will start relaying all "held" mail to the primary) > > Thanks! > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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