Search Again: Re: Backup mx server From: Men & Mice Support Date: Monday, September 20, 1999 Time: 11:09:00 pm At 11:08 AM -0700 9/19/99, Marion Hawkins wrote: >If I want someone besides my ISP to be a backup mx server (as setup >in my DNS) what do they need to do. In other words if I assign >someone as secondary mx in my DNS what do they have to do...secondary >DNS?....nothing? If they have anti-relaying measures in place on their mail server, they will have to configure it to permit relaying for your domain(s). If they aren't restricting relaying, they should. >If nothing what keeps someone from putting your >email server as their secondary mx? Your mail server's anti-relaying measures. ____________________________________________________________________ Chris Buxton Men & Mice cbuxton@menandmice.com http://www.menandmice.com

Messages In This Thread: Backup mx server by Marion Hawkins on Sep 19, 1999 at 6:08:00 pm Re: Backup mx server by Paul Willis on Sep 20, 1999 at 6:14:00 pm Re: Backup mx server by Men & Mice Support on Sep 20, 1999 at 11:09:00 pm