>>
>> 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.
Not so: MX only works for other MTAs attempting to send e-mail by looking
up MX. It does nothing for Joe ISP user who has 'smtp.isp.com' set up as
his outbound host. The load balancer is a dual-node unit that can fail
services over to one of the two boxes within 3 seconds of one becoming
unresponsive for SMTP, POP, IMAP (or any other TCP service for that
matter).
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j.
James FitzGibbon james@???
System Engineer, ACC Global Net Voice/Fax (416)207-7171/7610
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