Peter Holm wrote: > Hi, > > does courier override dns mx entries with it�s local settings? I have > a situation, where this happens. I would like to change this. >
courier does not change any dns settings, however if a domain is in hosteddomains or in locals it is treated as such and will attempt to deliver locally, unless overridden with esmtproutes (check details at http://www.courier-mta.org/courier.html ) You seem to have a special case because as you have it configured you are treating domains as locally delivered although they are not, you could possbily put a global esmtproutes entry when the server is in fallback mode and remove it when its working as the master. > Server.A is a machine that is configured as a Fallback Mail Server. If > the main.mailserver.dom is offline, dns A records change and Server.A > will be main.mailserver.tld itself. (Yes, multiple mx records should > be sufficient, but we use this fallback for webservers anyway so using > it for mailservers was a site-effect...) > > So Server.A has always a fully functional courier configuration for > several domains, including example.com, waiting in "hot standby mode" > for it�s combat order. > > Now, just for some practical reasons and to not let the machine feel > so lonely, I am using this Server.A as the mailserver for some > private addresses. So I discovered, if I want to send mail to a > friendsdomain.tld, that is configured in esmptacceptmailfor and > hosteddomains on the same machine, it will never leave Server.A. > > Note: "dig mx friendsdomain.tld" in this case will NOT point with any > hostname or ip to Server.A ! > > So, if I understand things right, courier seems to override infos from > mx record with the settings in /etc/courier. > > Is this a feature? Can this be changed? What did i wrong? > > If you want to discuss [dis-] advantages of the dns a-record-changing > fallback strategy, this should be a seperate thread but nevertheless > it would be very interesting to hear your opinions. > > > Thanks for your attention! > > Have a nice day, > Peter > ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id56&alloc_id438&op=click _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
