>But since they have their own mail server/dedicated line, they do their >own sending.
ok. >All that's necessary for us to provide backup services is the MX record >and a hosts entry? That's not bad. no >Is hosts used for anything else? yes, Imail, and most other tcp/ip apps, will use it to resolve any domain name before Imail queries DNS. Len http://MenAndMice.com/DNS-training http://BIND8NT.MEIway.com : ISC BIND for NT4 & W2K http://IMGate.MEIway.com : Build free, hi-perf, anti-abuse mail gateways Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
