[courier-users] Re: Automatically use secondary MX host if primary fails

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Ben Kennedy writes:

> Sam Varshavchik wrote at 9:02 am (-0400) on 21 6 2005:
>
>>So, until modern technology advances to such a point, the only logical thing
>>to do is attempt to deliver E-mail repeatedly, and follow the preferred
>>logic for making each delivery attempt: pick a primary MX at random, if you
>>can't connect it to it, pick a secondary MX at random, and so on.
>
> I have to admit I am starting to come around to understanding Rodrigo's
> viewpoint on this, however. What is the *downside* of having Courier
> retry a different (same-priority if exists, or next lowest, as usual) MX
> rather than the same *potentially*-broken one, after the usual interval?

If there are multiple primary MXs set, Courier should already pick one at
random with each delivery attempt.


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