Scott, Exactly. That is why I am putting this on a server with a priority of 50. There is a primary with a priority of 10 (on another network), and a secondary with a priority of 30 sitting right next to it on the same network. Even if the primary server or entire circuit is down, it should still not skip the secondary with an MX of 30.
William Van Hefner Network Administrator Vantek Communications, Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of R. > Scott Perry > Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:06 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] SpamCannibal (was another topic) > > > > >>The only time that any legitimate traffic should flow through our > >>"secondary MX" is when the primary is down completely. > > > >"never, ever" ??? not very humble, you "IMHO" > > > >In practice, simply not true, so don't bet any money on it. > > You are correct -- it the *remote* mailserver has a temporary > problem with > their Internet connection, the connection to the primary may > fail, and the > mailserver will contact the backup. So legitimate traffic > definitely can > go to the backup. > > -Scott > --- > Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail > mailservers > since 2000. > Declude Virus: Ultra reliable virus detection and the leader > in mailserver > vulnerability detection. > Find out what you've been missing: Ask for a free 30-day evaluation. > > > ---- > This outgoing message is guaranteed to be authentic by > Message Level users. Guarantee the authenticity of your email > @ http://www.messagelevel.com. > --- > [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/
