The host receiveing your message isn't looking up in DNS for that MX record
because it's config say's it's allowed to handle the message itself.
Configuring the domain in /var/qmail/control/smtproutes might help, but then
if the other two servers go down the messages will just sit in the local
hosts queue until they expire or one of the hosts come up.
Also are you aware that a lower number for an MX record means a higher
preference.
Regards
David Anso
Network Administrator (daveland.co.nz)
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
----- Original Message -----
From: J.M. Roth (iip)
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 4:51 PM
Subject: MX, ETRN and QMAIL
Hi there.
I have 3 MXs for a domain. The lowest preference MX is the local server. The
other 2 are the customer's internal server as well as an SMTP queueing
machine (ETRN etc.). The local machine is there in case the customer's
server and the mail queue fails.
If I send mail using the local server (outgoing mail server) it doesn't even
go to the higher preference MX servers but simply delivers locally, instead
to the highest preference MX, that is the customer's server or its queue.
The domain is listed in rcpthosts and virtualdomains.
Any idea?
If I omitted some details, please don't hesitate to ask.
J.M. Roth
