RE: [cobalt-users] Strange log entries on secondary server

["Paul Shuttleworth" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of SM
> Sent: 23 May 2003 18:24
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Strange log entries on secondary server
>
>
> Hi,
> At 17:45 23-05-2003 +0100, Paul Shuttleworth wrote:
> >I have a RAQ4 server which runs secondary DNS and mailservices for a
> >primary.
> >
> >primary server www.webzhost.co.uk 195.74.126.58
> >secondary server orac.webzhost.co.uk 195.74.126.242
> >
> >I am getting entries in the logs showing the following on the secondary
> >server :-
> >
> >
> >May 23 05:54:13 orac sendmail[31980]: h4N4sCf31980:
> ><jnurick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>... User unknown
> >May 23 08:00:26 orac sendmail[5061]: h4N70Of05061:
> <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>...
> >May 23 16:03:42 orac sendmail[27823]: h4NF3ef27823:
> ><info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>... User unknown
>
> Remove lrconsulting.co.uk, aqualec.co.uk and
> surreyandhants.org.uk from the
> local-host-names file and add them to the relay-domains file and restart
> sendmail.
>
> >These domains are all domains hosted on the webserver which also does
> >primary mail and dns services.
> >Any ideas why this mail might be being delivered to the other server.
> >The primary is up and has no problems.
>
> The mail goes to the secondary server (higher MX weight) if the primary
> server is not responding.
>
> Regards,
> -sm
>

Doohhh!

Of course! thanks for the pointer, these domains were in the wrong box!
Still not sure though why the primary did not take the mail on these
occasions as it was up and running and very lightly loaded ?.

Thanks again

Regards
Paul.