Re: Sendmail question

From: Ian D. Bjorhovde (ianbjor_at_MOBILEAUDIO.COM)
Date: 03/31/04

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    Kumar, Praveen (cahoot) wrote:

    > Hi *,
    > When i implement sendmail, i think it there should be someway to
    > configure a secondary mail server in case the primary mail server is down.
    > Can someone let me know where this has to be done..

    This is typically done via DNS by creating multiple MX records for a
    domain. You specify a priority in each MX record to control the order
    in which mail servers are used.

    Good luck,

    Ian

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