All you need to do is set up the backup server with a higher priority than the primary
server. Also, according to RFC an MX must be
an CNAME and not an IP address. Example:
mail.domain.com priority=10
backup.domain.com priority=20
HTH,
Howie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Langevin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "inFusion Support List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 4:48 PM
Subject: RE: [iMS] Secondary Mail Servers
> I've bought the mxBackup license, but haven't set up the secondary server
> yet. I've never set up an MX record in DNS for a backup mail server.
> What's involved? How do you designate the IP for the primary over the
> secondary? I use Dotster for most of my domains' DNS records, and they have
> a priority field which can be set for MX records. Is it as simple as
> setting up another MX record with a different priority?
>
>
> Kevin Langevin
> Web Guy In Charge
> UsWebGuys
> 954-327-5780
>
>
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