This sounds like a bug in Imail. Wouldn't it be useful to specify a backup DNS server in case one fails??
Does Imail consider this a bug? Todd Holt Xidix Technologies, Inc Las Vegas, NV USA 702.319.4349 www.xidix.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of R. Scott Perry Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 6:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Does anyone know what Earthlink is talking about? >Is this true on all versions of IMail or just 8.?? It should be true with all versions of IMail. >We are still running an old version as it has been working well and we hate >to change it. But I am sure we have multiple DNS entries. If the DNS servers are good -- they all work as expected, and don't have problems with crashing, etc. -- you should be OK. The biggest problem is when the first one listed works as expected, but the second one doesn't allow recursion (and therefore can't be used with a mailserver). Everything will seem to work fine for a long time, until one day the first DNS server can't be reached temporarily. IMail tries the second one, which doesn't report back an MX record. IMail tries the first one, which is back online, and it reports an A record, which gets used. It's rare, but can happen. -Scott --- Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers since 2000. Declude Virus: Catches known viruses and is the leader in mailserver vulnerability detection. Find out what you've been missing: Ask for a free 30-day evaluation. --- [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/ --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- [This E-mail 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/
