RE: [cobalt-users] More on SMTP / Email Queues

["Dan Kriwitsky" <webhosting@xxxxxxxxx>]

> OK, I have scanned the archives, and I still can't find an answer. So here
> is the problem again, and lets see if there is any new material / ideas on
> the subject.
>
> Computer 1 =   my raq 4 (for example has static ip
> 123.123.123.123 and is on
> 24 / 7)
> Computer 2 =   A.N.Other Machine (Has dynamic IP and is NOT on 24 / 7 )
>
> DNS for domain1.net -> points to my raq 4.
>
>
> OK, so I setup DNS A record for the website. No problems. but
> emails need to
> be sent to Computer 2 via SMTP when it is online.  So what MX record do I
> need, and what commands does Computer 2 need to send once it has connected
> to port 25.
>
> I have tried
>

Is machine #2 supposed to be the MX domain for all mail sent to domain.com?
If it's not online, the sending ISP should queue the mail until it's
available, as long as the DNS is available that points to it.

If you mean to gather the mail first on the RaQ as the MX record in the DNS
and then automagically send all mail to the second machine, I'm not sure
what's involved or why. I would think the second machine could retrieve the
mail easier than have the RaQ "re-transmit" the mail. You might want to look
at www.sendmail.org as it doesn't sound like a RaQ issue in that case.
--
Dan Kriwitsky