OT: secondary MX

[Steve Evans]

1.  The original question was in reference to sending all mail sent to
the secondary mx to /dev/null

2.  I think 5 days is being genours.  I know a lot of domains that try
for significantly less than that.  We bounce after 24 hours.  The theory
is if you send an e-mail, and it hasn't even be delivered 24 hours
latter it's probably never going to be delivered, and if it is, does it
really matter 4 days 20 hours later? 


Steve Evans
SDSU Foundation


-----Original Message-----
From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On
Behalf Of Mike Kercher
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 5:01 PM
To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Re: OT: secondary MX

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.
>