> Instead of using the hosts file to define the IPs and DOMAINS could > you not create a zone on your own DNS server for the domain in > question and then define 2 MX records? In this case when the primary > goes down it will flip to the secondary by itself? Then you would > not need to put it into the hosts file.
> Or is this not a good idea? It's a great idea, but it won't work with IMail because of the way it uses HOSTS as a reference for remote domains. However, see my next post for how you can make this usable. --Sandy ------------------------------------ Sanford Whiteman, Chief Technologist Broadleaf Systems, a division of Cypress Integrated Systems, Inc. e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SpamAssassin plugs into Declude! http://www.imprimia.com/products/software/freeutils/SPAMC32/download/release/ Defuse Dictionary Attacks: Turn Exchange or IMail mailboxes into IMail Aliases! http://www.imprimia.com/products/software/freeutils/exchange2aliases/download/release/ http://www.imprimia.com/products/software/freeutils/ldap2aliases/download/release/ --- 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.