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.