Key word is mail "delivery" (to your mail server).
For example if you use antivirus gateway on separate Machine (the primary
MX) and for some reason it is down. If you set your second MX to point to
your IMail server. You can take your time to fix the problem while the mail
still reaching your users mailbox (with the risk of virus though. If you
don't want / can't take virus risk second MX should be another Antivirus
gateway).
Cheers!!!
Abel
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Waleed Sayed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 2:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Load balancing
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I just wondering about that , the fail over process is not a problem now
,
> > but while the primary imail server is down how can users retrieve their
> data
> > (mailboxes) from the secondary (may this is stupid question but I need
> > reply).
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Waleed
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Len Conrad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 8:15 PM
> > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Load balancing
> >
> >
> > >
> > > >As for the delivery to the gateway, They (ipswitch) did add a
band-aid
> > fix
> > > >to speed up delivery.
> > >
> > > ok, I remember that one.
> > >
> > > >fyi - Currently, Imail does not do a DNS lookup on the gateway
> hostname,
> > > >Once it learns the IP, that's it until you restart the service.
> > >
> > > that's the one where we'd like to enter multiple ip's (not hostnames)
> > > and have Imail fail-through those ip's in order when the primary
> > > doesn't respond, just like MX on the incoming.
> > >
> > > Len
> > >
> > >
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