Re: [cobalt-users] Backup E-mail service on raq4

[Gerald Waugh <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Saturday 17 August 2002 04:05 am, Andras Kende wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I would like to setup a Backup E-mail service
> on my raq4i for a customer. They use
> exchange server at their dsl line in their office,
> since E-mails are critical ......
>
> MX records:
>
> High priority: officeondsl.domain.com
> Low priority: raq4.domain.com
>
> If if I setup the records like this whenever
> The dsl is down emails should arrive to the raq
> instantly ??
>
> Is there a way to forwards these backup emails
> back to the dsl after a while??

Set up your MX records as you indicate.
Put the domain(s) in 
Control Panel -> Email -> Relay for the following Hosts/Domains 

Now if officeondsl.domain.com is unreachable
the email will come to your RaQ and queue up.
When officeondsl.domain.com becomes available the RaQ will 
relay the email to officeondsl.domain.com

Your RaQ will try to relay for IIRC 4 days.
This can be extended, but that is another topic.

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