[Gllug] Rejecting mail at backup MX

[Bruce Richardson]

On Tue, Feb 10, 2004 at 06:04:27PM +0000, Greater wrote:
> > > But you can also configure it to put the messages onto the retry queue,
> > > which is going to happen anyway, if the end system is down, so I don't
> > > see the problem.
> > 
> > Again - *precisely what the OP was seeking to avoid*. Retrying and dealing 
> > with the attendant bounces which all fail is a large part of the problem 
> > with backup MX abuse.
> 
> Come again?  If his primary is down, then his secondary will have to put
> incoming messages onto the retry queue.  All that changes with call
> forward is that this happens at a slightly earlier stage.  Am I missing
> something or are you?

Hmm.  I probably forgot to explain that with call forward, if the end
system is down then the messages are placed on the retry queue *and call
forward is retried when the end system is back up*.

-- 
Bruce

It is impolite to tell a man who is carrying you on his shoulders that
his head smells.
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