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

Would this work in reverse? I mean having another mail server back up my RAQ
by adding a secondary MX record?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Gerald Waugh
> Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 5:51 AM
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Backup E-mail service on raq4
>
>
> 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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> Gerald Waugh
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