Jason wrote:
> I'm trying to configure a server to use ETRN to request queued
> mail from another Linux machine running Sendmail 8.9.0.
>
> I've got the primary server (Exchange) logged in, and receiving
> the mail perfectly when sent. When it disconnects, the second
> MX record is pointed to my regular mail server. The problem is
> that mail addressed to 'root@domain' ends up in the root mail
> box for my mail server, and not in a queue.
>
> How do I get it to properly queue the mail until the ETRN command
> comes from the remote server,
Don't configure the mail server to consider the domain as local. The
domain shouldn't appear in any Cw directive or in sendmail.cw. Also,
if the domain is associated with one of the mail server's local IP
addresses, you will need to enable the DontProbeInterfaces option in
sendmail.cf.
> and how does the local mail server
> know to continue queueing the mail once the primary MX server
> has disconnected?
It doesn't need to. If delivery fails due to a temporary error (e.g. a
DNS query not being replied to or a failure to contact the destination
server), sendmail will queue the message until it is successfully
delivered, or it expires (default = 5 days).
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Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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