Advertisement

07.25.2007 at 07:59AM PDT, ID: 22720133
[x]
Attachment Details

DNS settings at the registrar for proper failover

Asked by Salman121 in Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3), ISPs & Web Hosting, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)

Tags: , ,

I have setup my DNS entries at the registrar the following way.  What I would like to achieve is to have a proper failover not just for the web, e-mail delivery & receipts (SMTP), but also for the pop3 clients.  Could you please help me which one setting is preffered or any other suggestions:

A (Host)  
Host      Points To                            TTL
@      69.180.6.6                           1 Hour
@      24.126.181.62      1 Hour
mail      69.180.6.6                           1 Hour
mail2      24.126.181.62      1 Hour

CNAMES (Aliases)  
Host            Points To                            TTL
ftp            @            1 Hour
webmail            @             1 Hour
www            @            1 Hour
www.webmail      @            1 Hour    

MX (Mail Exchange)  
Priority      Host      Goes To            TTL
0      @      mail.sssconsulting.net      1 Hour    
10      @      mail2.sssconsulting.net      1 Hour

==========================================================
OR
==========================================================

A (Host)  
Host      Points To                           TTL
@      69.180.6.6                           1 Hour
@      24.126.181.62      1 Hour
mail      69.180.6.6                           1 Hour
mail      24.126.181.62      1 Hour

CNAMES (Aliases)  
Host            Points To                           TTL
ftp            @            1 Hour
webmail            @             1 Hour
www            @            1 Hour
www.webmail      @            1 Hour    

MX (Mail Exchange)  
Priority      Host      Goes To            TTL
0      @      mail.sssconsulting.net      1 Hour    

Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,Start Free Trial
[+][-]07.28.2007 at 09:56AM PDT, ID: 19585247

At Experts Exchange, members can ask their questions to thousands of technology professionals, also known as Experts. Experts compete and collaborate to answer those questions by leaving comments like this one.

Start your 7-day free trial to view this Expert Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
[+][-]07.28.2007 at 08:43PM PDT, ID: 19586947

View this solution now by starting your 7-day free trial. Setting up your free trial is quick, easy, and secure. We will return you to this solution, unlocked, when you're done.

 

About this solution

Zones: Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3), ISPs & Web Hosting, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
Tags: dns, failover, ttl
Sign Up Now!
Solution Provided By: tedbilly
Participating Experts: 4
Solution Grade: A
 
 
[+][-]07.29.2007 at 07:58AM PDT, ID: 19588215

Often, when Experts are collaborating with members who have asked questions, they will request additional information about the problem. Askers respond with an author comment like this one.

Start your 7-day free trial to view this Author Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
[+][-]07.29.2007 at 10:16AM PDT, ID: 19588503

At Experts Exchange, members can ask their questions to thousands of technology professionals, also known as Experts. Experts compete and collaborate to answer those questions by leaving comments like this one.

Start your 7-day free trial to view this Expert Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
[+][-]08.01.2007 at 10:05AM PDT, ID: 19610755

At Experts Exchange, members can ask their questions to thousands of technology professionals, also known as Experts. Experts compete and collaborate to answer those questions by leaving comments like this one.

Start your 7-day free trial to view this Expert Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
[+][-]08.01.2007 at 09:31PM PDT, ID: 19614519

At Experts Exchange, members can ask their questions to thousands of technology professionals, also known as Experts. Experts compete and collaborate to answer those questions by leaving comments like this one.

Start your 7-day free trial to view this Expert Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
[+][-]11.06.2007 at 06:36AM PST, ID: 20224111

Experts Exchange has a courteous staff of administrators who help members get the most out of the website by means of administrative comments like this one.

Start your 7-day free trial to view this Administrative Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
 
Loading Advertisement...
20080716-EE-VQP-32