I didn't say round robin, I simply said multiple MX with the same priority.
SRV1.domain.com MX 10 SRV2.domain.com MX 10 John Tolmachoff Engineer/Consultant/Owner eServices For You > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kris McElroy > Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 3:13 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Microsoft NLB > > The DNS server has no way of knowing if one or more of the servers in your > cluster is overloaded or out of service. So, the round-robin scheme will > send traffic to all servers in turn, even if some are overburdened or > offline. I was going to use NLB so that if one server got slammed then it > would not take any more traffic then it could handle. > > > > Thanks, > > > Kris McElroy > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Chief Technology Officer > Duracom, INC. > www.duracom.net > > "I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how > to > do it." > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Tolmachoff > (Lists) > Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 4:55 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Microsoft NLB > > > If this is for pure Gateway use only, why spend the money for NLB? > > Just set up 2 servers the same with equal MX records. Added benefit is > multiple MX records. > > John Tolmachoff > Engineer/Consultant/Owner > eServices For You > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kris McElroy > > Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 2:42 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [IMail Forum] Microsoft NLB > > > > Is anyone using Microsoft's Network Load Balancing on Imail Gateway > > Servers? > > These servers will handle incoming SMTP and Scan them for Virus and > Spam, > > no > > user accounts, webmail, just SMTP. If so is there any thing that I > should > > know before I setup my test bed? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Kris McElroy > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Chief Technology Officer > > Duracom, INC. > > www.duracom.net > > > > "I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn > how > > to > > do it." > > > > > > 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/ > > > 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/
