On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:05:18 +0100 (CET), Menno van Bennekom wrote
> I once had a situation where both the primary and the secondary were 
> down, but still mail to us didn't bounce, old mails just started 
> streaming in when the servers came up.

Yes, the remote MTAs will queue them.  The exact amount of time varies, but
it's usually at least a few days.

For that reason I tend to think secondary MXs are often more trouble than
they're really worth.

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