Really? So when the box goes down, just let the mail bounce? How would it break spamassassin (which is what I use)?
David Terrell wrote: >On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 07:19:18PM -0500, Chris wrote: > > >>Hello. Basic sendmail question. >> >>I want to set up a backup mx server to field incoming mail when my >>primary mail server goes down. I understand how to do this from a DNS >>standpoint, but what I don't know is what should be in my >>sendmail.mc/sendmail.cf file for this. >> >>Is there anything special I need to do for this? Anyone know any good >>documentation? >> >> > >Backup MX is a relic and a legacy. It breaks almost all spam filters. >Modern mail infrastructure doesn't need it, except in rare cases. > >Save your other mailhost the trouble of dealing with all the double >bounces and just skip it. > > > > -- This address is soon to be defunct. If you are anyone at all important to me, please contact me, and I will get you my new email address. Thanks, Chris
