DNS recs, a beginners question

[Barry Margolin]

In article <cioe1t$27t$1 at sf1.isc.org>, Arun Dev <npspam at pleaz.xy> 
wrote:

> Barry Margolin wrote:
> > But why do you think you need this?  If your SMTP server is down, the 
> > mail will be stored at the sending sites.  They'll keep trying to send 
> > it for several days, and when you come back up you'll get the mail.  
> > What added benefit do you think you'll get by having all the mail stored 
> > on the ISP's server?
> 
> Don't they get warning messages then?
> 
> People often don't read such messages carefully and then
> complain that the mail server is down.

If your ISP is running sendmail, they'll still get warning messages.  
The messages will come from your ISP's server rather than their ISP's 
servers.

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