At 6/17/2000 02:15 PM -0400, you wrote:
>> OK, thanks, that's what I thought. I'd suggest that the FAQ artivle be
>adjusted to reflect this step, since it's misleading at this point. If
>server 2 doesn't have server 1 defined in it's Outgoing Servers entry, the
>current instructions would cause an endless loop (the way I understand it).
>>
>
>No, it wouldn't. The MX edition is incapable of sending mail to any server
>unless listed in the Outgoing Servers setting. So, if you left that blank
>then you would not get a mail loop but the mail would be stuck in the MX
>backup server.
Ah, OK, well the FAQ didn't say "use the iMS MX Backup edition" although that
certainly is a logical thing to do and is what I was planning... Still seems like an
important step to point out though :)
>> On a related note, is there a way to have a backup mail server that is
>backup for some domains, but is also primary for others? Say a client wants
>to run their own mail server, but have us run a backup for them. Well, I'm
>sure I could code something like that (store the primary server's IP with
>the relay domain record, then only forward mail for that domain through the
>defined IP using cfx_imsmail), but is there an easier way?
>>
>
>Assuming you are using FusionMail - you would configure this something like:
>
>DNS:
>
>mail.customer.com = MX 10
>iMS.yourserver.com = MX 20
>
>In the iMS server configure the customer domain to be a relay domain.
So, assuming that iMS.yourserver.com is NOT running the MX Backup edition (because it
handles full domains as well), therefore it will just send mail out based on a MX
lookup. If mail.customer.com is down, won't iMS just keep sending the mail to itself,
thereby causing a loop? I must be missing something basic.... sorry.
Thanks,
-Max
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