Andrew, We have 3 equal MX records and 3 A records for "load balancing" and redundancy. We also have a 4th MX which is physically off-site that's a lower preference level.
I put load-balancing in quotes because we still see our number 1 server take the brunt of the load. Mark > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Colbeck, Andrew > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 7:01 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: [Declude.JunkMail] OT: expanding beyond one mailhost > > An Off Topic thread ... > > On various domains I administer, a single point of failure > mailhost has been good enough, but I'm shortly going to add a > second host on a second network for redundancy. > > Now, I understand *how* to do that, but what I would like to > hear from those who've been there before me is *what* you > preferred to implement, whether you choose to talk about > bandwidth, administrivia, or spam control. > > For example I could keep my single MX record and have round > robin on the A records. Or I could make a separate MX record > and A record for each mailhost, or do a classic MX = 10 and > MX = 20 with a separate A record for each. > > I'm all ears! > > Andrew 8) > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus > (http://www.declude.com)] > > --- > This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To > unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be > found at http://www.mail-archive.com. > --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
