Re: MX Record - IP Address Change

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From: Andrew Hodgson (me3_at_privacy.net)
Date: 11/15/04


Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 22:45:34 +0000

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 11:17:02 -0800, "ntwrk admn"
<ntwrkadmn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Less than an our ago. I thought this may be the case, so should I expect the
>email to quit coming in on the old IP address and eventually everything come
>in on the new address? So far nothing on the new address at all so I switched
>back to the old IP address so uses can get email.

Please clarify between IP address and MX record. If you switch the
server to another external IP, you may have a routing or firewall
issue if traffic isn't coming in. If the MX record has been switched
and you are getting all connections coming in through the old name/IP,
then see other responses.

Andrew.

-- 
 Andrew Hodgson in Bromyard, Herefordshire, UK.
My Email: use <andrew at hodgsonfamily dot org>.


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