> To be a little bit more precise, you ask wheter a secondary MX located > offsite (!) is worth the effort. You have not asked about running > several MX servers on your primary site, where I consider a must-have
you're right. i didn't ask that because I have a load-balanced cluster of mail servers at the primary location. Please see my original post: http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20071107.181404.35b21969.en.html > Now, about running a secondary MX offsite.... <snip> > regarding the user-database) and quite expensive (hardware, > antispam-appliances, etc.). Yes, I'm aware of how to correctly implement an intelligent secondary and the costs associated with it. I'm looking for input on the effectiveness of a secondary MX. The first sentence from my original post: "In a world where most MTA's will retry a message up to 5-7 days, is a secondary MX worth the added maintenance and configuration headache?" > > Short summary: > no. > -- Is that your final answer? :-) Thanks, -Ken -- ## List details at http://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://wiki.exim.org/
