Re: [AMaViS-user] Replicate(s) file to a backup MX.

[Sven S. <sch...@gm...>]

Hello Torbjorn,

On Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 12:12:47PM +0100, Torbjorn Soderberg told us:
> Bang on target!
> Ive noticed that the spammers goes for the highest MX record for=20
> delivering the mail..
> Far distant off-site location, different provider, different upstreams et=
c.
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> Still, what files (DBs) shall be replicated to ensure that the servers=20
> score the same?
> * amavisd-new config (parsed of course)
> * AWL (Is that wise?)
> * Bayes DB
> * Whilelist/blacklist
> * local.cf for spamassassin.

Shouldn't it be possible (or maybe even the usual way, I'm not=20
sure if I maybe misunderstood something about backup MX servers)
to set up your secondary mailservers in a way so that they forward
the messages to your primary mailserver when it's available? So you
would just need your spam & virus filtering on your primary MX.

HTH

Sven

>=20
> Or you can set the same MX priority like some kind of a redundance=20
> setup... :-)
> Meaning that officially you do not have a "primary" MX...
>=20
> tnx!
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> // TS
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