--- Tim Legant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Quite. Your users, be they virtual or local Unix users, have
> to exist on
> both machines. Then add the domain(s) either to
> .../qmail/control/locals
> or .../qmail/control/virtualdomains and HUP qmail-send.
>
> A comment: many people recommend against a backup (secondary)
> MX.
I afraid those people are not system administrators...
> It can
> be argued that you don't gain anything by it - mail will be
> queued at
> the sender's server and, once your primary (only) MX is up
> again,
> delivery will proceed apace.
What about if users send mail directly from their MUA's ?
They just couldn't send anything if your only MX is down.
And do not rely on other people's servers - they are
tend to fail...
> If you're down for too long, mail will bounce. The same is
> true of your
> own secondary, unless you make provisions to deliver it
> somewhere else
> or store it and re-inject it or other such administrative
> nightmare.
The secondary is just relay - it should keep mail in queue
until primary (or whatever is your final destination point)
is up again.
The secondary server not only one more server - it also
should be alternative way for mail delivery.
Oleg
> Tim
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