RE: [Exim] fallback server query

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Author: David Markham
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To: 'Dave C.'
CC: 'Exim User \(E-mail\)'
Subject: RE: [Exim] fallback server query
Of course. Open relay was a wonderful thing but not in todays climate :)

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-----Original Message-----
From: Dave C. [mailto:djc@microwave.com]
Sent: 09 September 2002 22:03
To: David Markham
Cc: Exim User (E-mail)
Subject: Re: [Exim] fallback server query


On Mon, 9 Sep 2002, David Markham wrote:

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> I have 2 mail servers which are accessed via dns round robin to share the
> load -ish. I know its not the best way but there you go.
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> As I get a lot of email passing through these servers, and spam as they

are
> relays for ISP users, I use a fallback host to try and release some


Hopefully they are only relays for your own customers using your IP
networks, and not for anyone that is connecting on a network you dont
control.

> pressure.
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> I use the fall back in the delivery transport :-
>
> remote_smtp:
> driver = smtp
> fallback_hosts = host.domain.com
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> I find though that I still have big queue which build up on my 2 main
> servers. I can see they are passing mail to the fallback, but I thought it
> worked on the first delivery fail it would send to fallback. Is this not

the
> case?
>
> Plus does anyone know of anyway to speed up or chuck non deliveries or
> anything which doesn't work first time from the main servers to get onto

the
> fallback host faster.
>
> Cheers
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