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Re: LoadShared Failover

by Wietse Venema :: Rate this Message:

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Michael Maymann:

> ; zone file fragment
>         IN  MX  10  mail.example.com
> .
> ....
> mail    IN  A       10.10.10.100
>         IN  A       10.10.20.100
>
> 3. Clients will use mail.example.com as server.
>
> Only problem I see now is when one of the postfix servers dies. Clients
> will still try to send mails to it as they are DNS RR'ed, but would get no
> response ofcause if they hit the dead one.

In that case the client should try the other IP address.

        Wietse

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