Re: DNS/MX record question
From: Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP] (admin_at_nospam.WFTX.US)
Date: 04/26/04
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Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 12:06:54 -0500
In news:ODZpgw6KEHA.3016@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
E Ortega <mr_dataone@msn.com> posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:
> For some strange reason some internet emails are being routed to my
> secondary email server, although my primary email server is up and my
> DNS/MX entries specify my primary email server with a lower
> preference value. Any ideas? See my DNS settings below. Thanks in
> advance for any thoughts.
>
> Mydomain.com MX mailserver1.mydomain.com Preference 10
>
> Mydomain.com MX mailserver2.mydomain2.com Preference 20
>
> mailserver1.mydomain.com A xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
>
> mailserver2.mydomain2.com A xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
If the main mail server does not respond in a timely fashion the mail will
be routed to the mail server listed on the second MX record. So, the
behavior is expected, the second mail server should be configured to route
the mail to the correct server for distribution.
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