> | Just to clarify here.... You are talking about doing something like: > | > | domain.com 1200 IN MX 10 smtp-1.domain.com > | domain.com 1200 IN MX 50 smtp-2.domain.com > | > | You all are saying that most of the spam should be coming in MX > 50 right? > | > | I have to admit I've tried this, but it seems like mail continues to > | come into the MX 50 even when the primary servers are available. Is > | it not correct that the 50 should NOT be tried until the 10 is > | unavailable? Or do I have that backwards? > > You have it right. Unfortunately, mail still hits the lowest > priority server based on my experience > even when the Primary is up and running.
Are you using something like greylisting or maybe your primary is often under heavy load? giampaolo
