On Mon, 6 Dec 1999, David L. Nicol wrote:
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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > On Mon, 6 Dec 1999 14:13:38 -0600 , "Dustin Miller" writes:
> > > configure qmail to queue mail for foo.com,
> > > attempting delivery to a mail.foo.com when it receives mail bound for
> > > foo.com, and holding that mail (without giving deferral notices) until
> > > mail.foo.com comes back online in the event that it is down?
> >
> > All you should need to do is put "foo.com" in the
> > rcpthosts file. That way, qmail-smtpd will accept
> > the message, and then deliver it to mail.foo.com,
> > the primary MX.
> >
> > Qmail does not generate deferral notices.
> >
> > The time qmail will hold the message is in
> > control/queuelifetime, specified in seconds.
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> And add a line in control/smtproutes too; otherwise you'll
> bounce messages as qmail mistakenly interprets that it is supposed
> to be the end recipient. This starts happening only after you
> actually modify the MX records.
>
No. An smtproutes entry is NOT needed. The only time you would have a
problem would be if you placed your server at the same MX or higher
priority as the machine you were serving as the secondary for. (Remeber
that a HIGHER MX number is a LOWER priority.)
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