About error/warning found on the server

Barry Margolin barmar at alum.mit.edu
Sat Nov 1 16:16:57 UTC 2008


In article <gegf2p$n03$1 at sf1.isc.org>, Stephen Liu <satimis at yahoo.com> 
wrote:
> xen02.satimis.com is server name under testing.  xen02, the 1st part of
> the hostname, will be changed on testing another server.
> 
> 
> smtp.secureserver.net is Godaddy server which I use it to receive mails
> if the server under testing is not working or down.  There is only one
> user.  All incoming mails will then be redirected to Godaddy server.  I
> can read the mails on Godaddy website.
> 
> 
> I set the priority;
> 10   xen02.satimis.com
> 20   smtp.secureserver.net
> 
> for this purpose.  All incoming mails will first arrive
> "xen02.satimis.com".  If not available then they will be delivered to
> "smtp.secureserver.net"
> 
> 
> I have no idea of "mailstore1.secureserver.net".  Would it be the high
> priority MX for filtering spam?   "smtp.secureserver.net" the low
> priority MX record?

No, it's lower priority than smtp.secureserver.net.  So if both 
xen02.satimis.com and smtp.secureserver.net are down, the mail will go 
to mailstore1.secureserver.net.

You REALLY need to get that book on DNS, since you apparently don't know 
the basic concepts.

-- 
Barry Margolin, barmar at alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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