> > We need a way to specify a second relay if the first does not answer. > > This is exactly what MX records are for. > > On the internal server specify something like > #main.cf > relayhost = gateway.example.com > > and arrange for appropriate MX records for gateway.example.com. > These can be private .local addresses, or an internal-only view. > > Alternately, use > relayhost = [gateway.example.com] > smtp_fallback_relay = [gatew2.example.com] > > This doesn't prevent you from using a customized transport, but it > does assume SMTP.
**Internal view** That was it! Thanks! Except for the [transport] with default_transport where do relayhost and default_transport differ in that scenario? Especially if I can also set relay_transport... Does it cycle through the 2 A/MX records (IPs) when trying to deliver? Does it try both on each try or does it try one, wait, two, wait, one, ... -- NEU: FreePhone 3-fach-Flat mit kostenlosem Smartphone! Jetzt informieren: http://mobile.1und1.de/?ac=OM.PW.PW003K20328T7073a