Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 18:12:05 -0700 From: "Dan O'Connor" <dan@mostgraveconcern.com> To: <joel@pibervision.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Backup Mail Server Message-ID: <008801bfa4e5$4d407840$0200000a@danco>
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>I'm running FreeBSD4.0 and am using it as a primary mail server for one >domain. I'd like to also use it as a secondary mail server for a >different domain. I've already added a new MX record with a lower >priority pointing to my FreeBSD server. > >What do I need to do to the FreeBSD server to get it to hold mail for a >different domain in the event of the other domains primary mail server >going down? (I presume when the primary server returns, the FreeBSD >server will start relaying all "held" mail to the primary) After you've taken care of the MX issue, I think all you have to do is add the domain name to sendmail's /etc/mail/relay-domains file. (If you don't, sendmail will fire off an anti-spam 'relaying-denied' message for each incoming mail...) --Dan -- Dan O'Connor On Matters of Most Grave Concern http://www.mostgraveconcern.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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