Cheers Bud. -----Original Message----- From: Benjamin Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 23 April 2002 13:05 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: DNS behaviour with MX preferences...
On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, at 10:50am, Adam Romain wrote: > If mailgate1 is always available, will it be the only connector that > takes the mail unless it has reached the maximum number of sessions ? In theory, yes. In practice, "always available" is not a realistic condition. Some random mail exchanger on the Internet may have trouble contacting mailgate1 for some reason unrelated to your systems, and end up using mailgate2 instead. > If mailgate1 is down, how quickly does the sending SMTP connector give > up and try the next MX record pref, i.e immediately or after a certain > retry parameter ? This is implementation-specific. Most of the SMTP implementations I have seen try the next MX immediately. -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do | not | necessarily represent the views or policy of any other person, | entity or | organization. All information is provided without | warranty of any kind. | _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. Network Defence Ltd ********************************************************************** _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
