FWIW we use the `same MX' approach on inbound mail but a "load balancer"
(of sorts) for outbound .
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On Sat, 11 Jul 1998, Jochen Topf wrote:
> james@??? (James FitzGibbon) writes:
>
> > I'm trying to solve a problem I'm having putting two exim boxes behind a
> > load balancer. The network topology looks like this:
> >
> > Internet --- Load Balancer --- mail1.tor.accglobal.net
> > mail2.tor.accglobal.net
>
> The easiest solution would be to get rid of the load balancer. Just have to
> MX records with the same priority and the DNS does the load balancing for
> you. I can't see the need for the load balancer for email.
>
> I had a different problem not to long ago, and Philip made a patch for exim
> implementing the option "hosts_treat_as_local". This option could help you.
> I am not sure whether the patch is in the newest beta. Please have a look.
> If you can't find it I can send you the patch.
>
> jochen
>
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