isp backup mx configuration

Scott · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 4

Hi,

My domain MX points to an A reocrd and A record point to my mail server.

Within this setup what are my options to configure a backup MX record to act
as a "queue and retry delivery" mechanism if my mail server is unavailable ?

Thanks for any advice
Scott

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Scott_lotus · Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Posts: 1

Susan · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 409

where would you be pointing email to go to, if your mail server was down?
have you asked your ISP if they will hold/queue that mail for the needed
duration?

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Susan Conkey [MVP]

"Scott" wrote in message @TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> My domain MX points to an A reocrd and A record point to my mail server.
>
> Within this setup what are my options to configure a backup MX record to
> act as a "queue and retry delivery" mechanism if my mail server is
> unavailable ?
>
> Thanks for any advice
> Scott
>

Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 875

Scott wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My domain MX points to an A reocrd and A record point to my mail
> server.
> Within this setup what are my options to configure a backup MX record
> to act as a "queue and retry delivery" mechanism if my mail server is
> unavailable ?
> Thanks for any advice
> Scott

If your ISP or another company has agreed to do store & forward for you, add
them as the secondary/lower priority MX record.

Note that this can lead to an increase in spam and may not be needed anyway.
Your senders' mail servers will retry delivery for 3-5 days anyway.

Scott · Joined: 21 Jan 2008 Posts: 6

thanks for the reply.
scott

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