OT: secondary MX

[Mike Kercher]

You should only lose mail if your primary box is down for more than 5 days
(or however long the sending server keeps trying).

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MailScanner mailing list
> [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Raymond Dijkxhoorn
> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 6:25 PM
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: OT: secondary MX
>
> Hi!
>
> > Question...  My site has one MX record, always has.  If I define a
> > higher value MX for the spammers (pointing to nothing
> running mail),
> > how badly would I shoot myself in the foot?  Let the spammers
> > /dev/null themselves and real email go to the primary MX?
>
> If you have connecivity problems or a faillure on your main
> box you loose mail, dont do it :) I would consider this very
> tricky and asking for trouble :)
>
> Bye,
> Raymond.
>