On Tue, 2 Sep 2003, Adam Maloney wrote: > I believe if MX lookup fails (nameserver unreachable and not in local > cache), the sending side will queue it locally and re-try later. ..assuming that their dns and mail servers work properly. :) If my MX host is down, I much prefer to know that my mail is going to a backup MX host under my control where I can make sure it sticks around until the primary MX is back up. -- Nate Carlson <natecars at real-time.com> | Phone : (952)943-8700 http://www.real-time.com | Fax : (952)943-8500 _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list