I believe if MX lookup fails (nameserver unreachable and not in local cache), the sending side will queue it locally and re-try later. > ok - if all of my name servers are offline i tend to worry about mail > bouncing due to an inability to resolve an MX. of course you're > probably popular enough to enjoy the privilege of everyone caching > your MX. ;-) *shrug* oddly enough, spammers might make that none > too far from the truth. > > > > -- > steve ulrich sulrich at botwerks.org > PGP: 8D0B 0EE9 E700 A6CF ABA7 AE5F 4FD4 07C9 133B FAFC > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > Adam Maloney Systems Administrator Sihope Communications _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list