ubya308
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MX Records held in two places
Hi,
I have a problem. My ISP has asked that my office hosts the MX records of some email addresses that are currently being held in Germany. I can't move them from Germany for legal reasons, but I heard a whisper that it was possible that the MX records could be hosted by both places at the same time.
Is this possible? If so how?
Thanks
Mike
I have a problem. My ISP has asked that my office hosts the MX records of some email addresses that are currently being held in Germany. I can't move them from Germany for legal reasons, but I heard a whisper that it was possible that the MX records could be hosted by both places at the same time.
Is this possible? If so how?
Thanks
Mike
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You can have multiple MX records for a domain - this is how you provide backup email services - is this what you mean?
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I think so. How do you do it?
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The reason I need to do this is that I send out emails from my office, but the reply address MX records are held on a server in Germany. In order to prevent the emails I send out being perceived as spam one of the things I need to do is host a copy of the MX records on my smtp server (dual hosting between here and Germany).
I can't move the pop accounts at my office for legal reasons.
Believe it or not this is all on the up and up.
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I can't move the pop accounts at my office for legal reasons.
Believe it or not this is all on the up and up.
M
Thanks, Tsellers - I understand a little better now...
I'm not aware of a way for MX records to point to two servers simultaneously - and if they did, wouldn't it be a toss-up as to which one was being used?
It seems to me that even if the files were forwarded to another server, the suspected 'spam' server would be in the return headers, and the email would still be flagged...
Is it possible to move the mail server (but not the web server) from Germany and still satisfy the legal requirements?
I'm not aware of a way for MX records to point to two servers simultaneously - and if they did, wouldn't it be a toss-up as to which one was being used?
It seems to me that even if the files were forwarded to another server, the suspected 'spam' server would be in the return headers, and the email would still be flagged...
Is it possible to move the mail server (but not the web server) from Germany and still satisfy the legal requirements?
You are:
1. Sending outbound emails from your office mail server
2. The reply address MX records are on a German mail server
3. Mail is being perceived as spam.
Answer: Do not use the smtp server in your office. Simply use the German server as your primary (authenticated) smtp server. If you must use your local mail server (i.e. for client machine bandwidth and cpu utilization minimization) to send - set it up as a relay server to the German server,
1. Sending outbound emails from your office mail server
2. The reply address MX records are on a German mail server
3. Mail is being perceived as spam.
Answer: Do not use the smtp server in your office. Simply use the German server as your primary (authenticated) smtp server. If you must use your local mail server (i.e. for client machine bandwidth and cpu utilization minimization) to send - set it up as a relay server to the German server,