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Topic: Backup MX & Relay setting

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- iRedMail version (check /etc/iredmail-release): 0.9.5-1
- Linux/BSD distribution name and version: Linux mxams1 3.16.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.36-1+deb8u1 (2016-09-03) x86_64 GNU/Linux
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Hello, what I want to get is:

@  MX  mx1.domain.com 1
(IP: 1.1.1.1)
@  MX  mx2.domain.com 5
(IP: 2.2.2.2)
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When mx1 is down, I would like to get all mails delivered to mx2 and get them automatically copied to mx1 when it goes up and this should be a secured TLS communication.

Would you please point me to a guide on how to accomplish this?

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2 Reply by teo (edited by teo 2016-09-22 19:14:53)

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Re: Backup MX & Relay setting

Is configuring postfix as a relay on mx2 a right approach or is there anything else that should be done in order to get it working smoothly? For example, is there any point/way to get a completely replicated MX server on mx2 so it can be used independently until mx1 is down, and get synced when it is up? Please, advise how people usually do this?

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Re: Backup MX & Relay setting

That tutorial is ok, it should work fine. smile

Although it's ok, but not perfect. With so simple configuration, your backup mx cannot reject any spam.

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Re: Backup MX & Relay setting

Thanks for your prompt answer, Zhang! Would you please point me to a more workable solution? I guess this should be a common use case for one mail server... Please, advise!

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Re: Backup MX & Relay setting

Zhang?.. Would you please help me with this? Much appreciated!

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Re: Backup MX & Relay setting

The tutorial you use is ok:
https://www.howtoforge.com/postfix_backup_mx

But if you don't have mail accounts on mx2, Postfix (on mx2) cannot know which email addresses are hosted on mx1/mx2, so it will simply accept all emails sent to <user>@your_domain.com. You may get more spams.