From: Chris (groovemancomcast.net)
Date: Wed Mar 01 2006 - 19:03:29 CST

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Really? So when the box goes down, just let the mail bounce?

How would it break spamassassin (which is what I use)?

David Terrell wrote:

>On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 07:19:18PM -0500, Chris wrote:
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>>Hello. Basic sendmail question.
>>
>>I want to set up a backup mx server to field incoming mail when my
>>primary mail server goes down. I understand how to do this from a DNS
>>standpoint, but what I don't know is what should be in my
>>sendmail.mc/sendmail.cf file for this.
>>
>>Is there anything special I need to do for this? Anyone know any good
>>documentation?
>>
>>
>
>Backup MX is a relic and a legacy. It breaks almost all spam filters.
>Modern mail infrastructure doesn't need it, except in rare cases.
>
>Save your other mailhost the trouble of dealing with all the double
>bounces and just skip it.
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