Hello Craig, > > But why? Just deliver it and be done. Can't see many drawbacks in > > that. > > > > Backup MX servers don't have any mail storage, nor IMAP/POP daemon. > > They are another hop along the delivery path to the primary MX servers. > > > > Backup MX machines are not the message's final destination;- > > Pretend you are going to the world's biggest party, which is held every > New Year's Eve in Edinburgh, so you board an aeroplane to Edinburgh. > > But the snow hits Scotland, so your aeroplane lands in London. England > is not your final destination. It is a backup airport in a different > country. You have not travelled to the party capital. So you wait/spool > in London until Edinburgh airport is receiving traffic. Then then you > get the next flight to your final destination & Hogmanay for 3 days.
Thank you for the excellent analogy. I will now never forget that Edinburgh is The Party Capital. And that Scotland is a different country than England :) . Regards, ab ---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-- -- You received this mail because you are subscribed to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send a mail to: [email protected]
