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> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of R. > Scott Perry > Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 10:54 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [IMail Forum] Please check your MX records to make > sure that backup mailservers accept your mail > > > A *lot* of IMail users have a very serious DNS problem, that > causes people > to think they have gone out of business! > > Please take the time now to make sure that you do not have > this problem. > > I know you think this doesn't apply to you. However, we have > a tool that > makes it very easy to see if you have this problem. Just go to > http://www.DNSreport.com and enter your E-mail address (or any E-mail > address on your domain -- "postmaster@" is fine) in the "Mail > Test" box on > the right side of the screen, and it will let you know if > this problem (or > one of several others) applies to you. > > Specifically, many domains are set up with a primary MX > record and one or > more backup MX records. This is a good practice -- but only if the > backup(s) accept your E-mail. In many cases, they do not. > Several times a > week we have E-mail that is sent to IMail customer bounce > with a "no such > user" message because of this problem (we're smart enough to > find out that > there really *is* a user with that address, but few Internet > users know how > to check). > > If your backup mailserver(s) do not accept your mail, the > problem is much, > much worse than having just a primary MX record. With just a > primary MX > record, if your primary mailserver is down, most mail will > get delivered > when it is back up (with a small percentage of mail possibly > bouncing with > a "Host temporarily not reachable" message). With bogus secondary MX > records, people sending you mail will see "No such user", > which implies > that the E-mail address is no longer valid. In the case of sales@ or > info@, people will probably think you have gone out of business. > > -Scott > --- > Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail > mailservers. Declude Virus: Catches both viruses and > vulnerabilities in E-mail, with no > annual licensing fees. > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus > (http://www.declude.com)] > > > To Unsubscribe: > http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
