Very good. Thanks very much for the help! jg
On 3/30/10 1:06 PM, "Victor Duchovni" <victor.ducho...@morganstanley.com> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 12:52:28PM -0400, Jon Giles wrote: > >> So I set this up in the main.cf file. >> >> relay_domains = maildomain1 maildomain2 maildomain3 >> relayhost = to the DNS name of the email archiving service >> fallback_relay = to the second DNS name of the email archiving service > > DO NOT use fallback_relay here. Rather use internal DNS MX records, to > specify a single relayhost domain name with multiple underlying hosts. > >> In a transport file: >> >> maildomain1 :[mailboxserverIP] >> maildomain2 :[mailboxserverIP] >> maildomain3 :[mailboxserverIP] >> Etc. >> >> Everything works fine, except when we have a problem with the mailbox server. >> When the mailbox server can not accept email for any reason we get mail loops >> on incoming mail. >> > > DO NOT use fallback_relay, and the problem will go away. > > If you simply cannot configure DNS, use a separate relay_transport, > with "-o smtp_fallback_relay=..." in master.cf for the dedicated > transport. Jon Giles Network Engineer The CDM Group 220 East 42nd Street, New York, New York 10017 p: (212) 450-2912 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message. Any strategies and tactics described herein or in attachments are subject to legal and regulatory approval prior to implementation. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or responsible for delivery of the message to such person), you may not copy or deliver this message to anyone. In such case, you should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply e-mail. Please advise immediately if you or your employer do not consent to Internet e-mail of this kind. Opinions, conclusions, and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of The CDM Group shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it.
