Re: Only 1 MX record?

Tech Tip: Click here to run a free scan for Windows Errors and optimize PC performance

Most sending mail servers will retry usually for 2 days or so. If your SBS
Exchange becomes functional before that time then no mail should be lost. A
longer down time would be helped with a secondary MX record. Unfortunately
secondary mail servers have become targets for spam so you need to carefully
consider whether they should be used.

<alexntsolution@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1bc72653-f2b1-4abf-a867-17a43472d42d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hey all,

I always had setups with 2 MX records. I'm currently at a client that
only have 1 MX record for their SBS. I konw this is bad (if their
internet connection goes down for example) but what is the true
problem?

If the ip changes or the internet connection goes down, will the e-
mails bounce right away? I don't think so.....

So what is the bad for 1 MX record?

thanks,

Al


.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Null Helo?!
    ... I'm in the process of setting up a new SBS 2003 R2 installation and am running into a problem sending outbound email. ... Exchange is routing via DNS. ... There was a SMTP communication problem with the recepient's email server. ... enough for most mail servers. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • RE: Mail Configuration
    ... Thank you for posting in SBS newsgroup. ... When the recipient receives the e-mail, ... 825763 How to configure Internet access in Windows Small Business Server ... | other two mail servers and keep all the e-mail on exchange server. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: First install, Email retrival method question
    ... Most mail servers will retry, x times at intervals of x for x ... Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS MVP] ... >in so that if one mailserver went down another would pick up the slack. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Mail Configuration
    ... other two mail servers and keep all the e-mail on exchange server. ... the original e-mail server or from the SBS domain name? ... Second question: Can I configure SBS with a different domain name for web ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • two domains and isa 2000
    ... I just installed ISA 2000 on SBS 2003 premium. ... those accounting computers worked fine before ISA 2000. ... mail servers off our site. ... We get socket error 10061, ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)