i set up a machine with postfix for our backup MX (which has it's backbone
on a different provider than our primary MX)

now i'm trying to get it to accept mail for my virtual domains and relay
to the primary when it's available, blah blah..

so i got 'em both running, and i add a higher preference MX record to the
backup MX server for one of my virtual domains called zaphaz.com.

so then i shut down the primary, and send an email to testzaphaz.com
from the outside world..and i see the backup MX pick it up..

Feb 26 16:21:02 ns2 postfix/smtpd[21709]: 524BB31069:
client=dns1.pharamond.com[205.147.202.20]
Feb 26 16:21:09 ns2 postfix/cleanup[21714]: 524BB31069:
message-id=<Pine.LNX.3.96.1010226162048.1061A-100000dns1.pharamond.com>
Feb 26 16:21:09 ns2 postfix/qmgr[22708]: 524BB31069:
from=<thelittleprinceasteroid-b612.org>, size=1138 (queue active)
Feb 26 16:21:09 ns2 postfix/smtp[21660]: 524BB31069: to=<testzaphaz.com>,
relay=none, delay=7, status=deferred (connect to
athena.intergrafix.net[206.245.154.69]: Connection refused)

which is fine, athena, the primary MX/relayhost is down, so it defers it.
then i bring postfix back up on the primary, run postfix flush on the
backup, and see in the log..

Feb 26 16:22:16 ns2 postfix/qmgr[22708]: 524BB31069:
from=<thelittleprinceasteroid-b612.org>, size=1138 (queue active)

and it has moved the queue file to active/
yet that's the extent of what happens..no smtp process, no more log
entries for it.
i'm a bit stumped.
testzaphaz.com is in the virtual map on the primary pointing to a local
mailbox.

any help is appreciated..here's my postconf -n for the backup MX

2bounce_notice_recipient = adminintergrafix.net
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
allow_mail_to_commands = alias,forward
allow_mail_to_files = alias,forward,include
allow_min_user = yes
biff = no
bounce_notice_recipient = adminintergrafix.net
command_directory = /usr/sbin
daemon_directory = /etc/postfix/daemons
debug_peer_level = 2
default_destination_concurrency_limit = 10
default_process_limit = 250
delay_notice_recipient = adminintergrafix.net
empty_address_recipient = adminintergrafix.net
error_notice_recipient = adminintergrafix.net
line_length_limit = 65535
local_destination_concurrency_limit = 2
mail_owner = postfix
mail_spool_directory = /var/spool/mail
mail_spool_hash_create = yes
mail_spool_hash_depth = 2
maps_rbl_domains = blackholes.mail-abuse.org, dialups.mail-abuse.org,
relays.mail-abuse.org
message_size_limit = 10240000
mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, www.$mydomain
mynetworks = $config_directory/mynetworks
myorigin = $mydomain
notify_classes = resource, software, delay, protocol
queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
relay_domains = $mydestination
relayhost = mail.intergrafix.net
smtpd_client_restrictions = hash:$config_directory/client_restricts,
reject_maps_rbl
smtpd_etrn_restrictions =
smtpd_helo_required = yes
smtpd_helo_restrictions =
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, permit_mx_backup,
check_relay_domains
smtpd_sender_restrictions =

-Tony
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Anthony J. Biacco Network Administrator/Engineer
thelittleprinceasteroid-b612.org Intergrafix Internet Services

    "Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today"
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