http://slaptijack.com/system-administration/the-hidden-value-of-a-backup-mx-host/ Networks - Systems - Coding Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:46:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://slaptijack.com/system-administration/the-hidden-value-of-a-backup-mx-host/#comment-1067 PortcullisChain Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:03:19 +0000 http://slaptijack.com/system-administration/the-hidden-value-of-a-backup-mx-host/#comment-1067 Yea.....we had used multiple mx records and ran into some problem that I don't remember at the moment. I think it had something to do with the PTR records now that I think about it. -PC Yea…..we had used multiple mx records and ran into some problem that I don’t remember at the moment. I think it had something to do with the PTR records now that I think about it.
-PC

]]> http://slaptijack.com/system-administration/the-hidden-value-of-a-backup-mx-host/#comment-1066 slap Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:55:39 +0000 http://slaptijack.com/system-administration/the-hidden-value-of-a-backup-mx-host/#comment-1066 A backup MX host is configured with an MX record set at a higher priority. No CNAMEs or DNS changes are necessary. A backup MX host is configured with an MX record set at a higher priority. No CNAMEs or DNS changes are necessary.

]]> http://slaptijack.com/system-administration/the-hidden-value-of-a-backup-mx-host/#comment-1065 PortcullisChain Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:29:13 +0000 http://slaptijack.com/system-administration/the-hidden-value-of-a-backup-mx-host/#comment-1065 How would you redirect the mail from the primary to the secondary. A simple CNAME record pointing to a different A record? -PC How would you redirect the mail from the primary to the secondary. A simple CNAME record pointing to a different A record?
-PC

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