It seems like people from Ipswitch didn't read this post or don't know the answer. I will send my question directly to Ipswitch support to see what they say and I will post their answer in the forum for future reference.
Thanks Rod for your comments Luis > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rod Dorman > Sent: S�bado, 21 de Mayo de 2005 07:41 p.m. > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] How Imail handles delivery when the MX record > has multiple IPs > > On Saturday, May 21, 2005, 18:07:00, Panda Consulting S.A. Luis Alberto > Arango wrote: > > Interesting text. So it is supposed to be required -we still don't know > how > > Imail handles it- but however it is controversial. > > You should read all of section 5 to get all the details. The multiple IP > addresses could be from multiple MX records, multihoming, or both. > > The controversial bit is only about retries using the different > addresses of a multihomed host. > > > To add more information on this topic I found two different ways to > > configure MX records from what I believed are serious and recognized > > companies, organizations or services. > > > > ###First one:#### > > To have one or more MX records, but every MX record has multiple IP > records > > To be precise its the A record for the hostname that returns the > multiple IP addresses. Typically this is done for load balancing. > > Properly done an unresponsive IP address should never be returned but > thats a non-trivial process to do it right. > > > ... > > But I am not sure how Imail handles things when an IP in the Mx record > > fails. Does is look for the next IP listed if any, before going to the > next > > Mx record in the priority order (assuming there is more than one Mx > record) > > Thats a question only Ipswitch can properly answer. > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The avalanche has already started, it is too > Rod Dorman late for the pebbles to vote." � Ambassador Kosh > > > 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/ > ______ > [Email scanned for viruses by Panda Consulting -www.pandacons.com-] > [Email escaneado contra virus por Panda Consulting -www.pandacons.com-] ______ [Email scanned for viruses by Panda Consulting -www.pandacons.com-] [Email escaneado contra virus por Panda Consulting -www.pandacons.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/
