Re: [cobalt-users] Secondary Mail server problem on a RAQ4

[shimi <shimi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 29 Jun 2001, Brad Hubbard wrote:

> On Fri, 29 Jun 2001 01:12, List CN wrote:
> > Hello all:
> >
> > this is the situation:
> >
> > primary mail server on a raq4 on network 1 (High priority mx record)
> > secondary mail server on a raq4 on network 2 (Low priority mx record)
> >
> 
> 
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> nieto.net.              1D IN MX        30 mail.nieto.net.
> nieto.net.              1D IN MX        40 pop.nieto.net.
> 
> These appear to me to both be low priority mx entries. Shouldn't they be 10 
> and 20 generally speaking?
> 
> Cheers,
> Brad

The "High", "Very High", "Low" and other names cobalt made has no meaning;
They can differ by 1, 3, and even 10. What's important is that A > B, and
that's what the mailer cares...

priority means WHICH mailserver out of SEVERAL ones will be contacted
first, who second, who third, etc.
if two MX records has the same priority, the mailer will choose a random
one.

all this is IIRC. :)


- shimi.