Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 10:39:26 +0000 (GMT) From: "Jonathan A. Zdziarski" <jonz@netrail.net> To: "Daniel O'Callaghan" <danny@panda.hilink.com.au> Cc: andrew@ugh.net.au, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Holding mail overnight Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970812103901.7045A-100000@netrail.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970812140146.308I-100000@panda.hilink.com.au>
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I usually put them in as primary MX and us as secondary - never got any 'could not be delivered' messages. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonathan A. Zdziarski NetRail Incorporated Server Engineering Manager 230 Peachtree St. Suite 500 jonz@netrail.net Atlanta, GA 30303 http://www.netrail.net (888) - NETRAIL ------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Tue, 12 Aug 1997, Daniel O'Callaghan wrote: : :On Tue, 12 Aug 1997 andrew@ugh.net.au wrote: : :> What do people recommend for holding mail overnight? We have a customer :> who has a permanent modem connection from 8am to 5pm and wants a box at :> their end to handle mail. :> :> I can just put an MX record in but then you get "cannot be delivered for :> 4 hours" messages. Should I try UUCP over TCP? : :Why 8am-5pm? Do you use the modem in your rotary at night? :It depends on what is at the other end, but I have had a customer using :uucp over tcp for the last 18 months. Works fine. :You can change the 4hours if you like, too, to say 24 hours but it does :not cover the weekends. : :Danny :
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