How to configure secondary servers for Email?

[Jason Dax]

I'm installing a POP3 server. I'm using Wingate 5.1. I set up everything in the wingate and is working ok.

Actually, the ISP is hosting the domain. The people who administer domain register in this country, Nicaragua, suggest me that I use the actual ISP as a secondary server for the domain.

I like the idea, but it raise the question: where I configure this in Wingate? I only see pointer domains and relay domains.

If I want to use the ISP as secondary server, I must indicate the DNS for them, but I don't see where I can do it.

May be you guys can help me with this issue.

Regards

G. Espinosa

[tim]

I'm installing a POP3 server. I'm using Wingate 5.1. I set up everything in the wingate and is working ok.
Actually, the ISP is hosting the domain. The people who administer domain register in this country, Nicaragua, suggest me that I use the actual ISP as a secondary server for the domain.
I like the idea, but it raise the question: where I configure this in Wingate? I only see pointer domains and relay domains.
If I want to use the ISP as secondary server, I must indicate the DNS for them, but I don't see where I can do it.

Hi, this is done in your DNS registrar configuration, not in WinGate. Connect to the registrar for your Domain name and they will have a places for editing your MX servers.
Add your ISP's mail server as an MX server with a high number (say 30) and set your own IP number as a MX server with a low number (10 is good.)

Tim

[Jason Dax]

Thanks Tim. After a week of research, I manage to do it myself. I'm not an guru in this matters, so it took me a lot to understand all this.

I manage to install a DNS server, Bind 9.2.3, and configure this in the DNS file.

Only keep a doubt: this will not interfere with the proper function of Wingate? seems to be ok, but, the question is arise....

Thanks for your help.

Regards

J.D.

[adrien]

wow! You did really well, last time I tried to install bind v 9.something it was a nightmare to get working (actually was an upgrade from a very early version so everything was completely changed).

running your own DNS server is cool but for this particular problem (setting up a secondary MX server), it would only work for incoming mail if your domain was already configured to use the DNS server, in which case how did it work before?

Somewhere for your domain name, someone has the master DNS records. They would have needed to refer through to your new DNS server for this to be used by the rest of the Internet. This would have required a configuration change on that server.

Or are you trying to set up a secondary mail for outbound mail?

Adrien

[Jason Dax]

Adrien:

It really took me a long time to understand how works Bind 9.2.3. It was my first installation, have to read the entire ebook from O'reilly.

I'm hosting my own domain. I only need the secondary MX server for backup purpose. It's expensive to mount another server (hardware & software), so, I ask my ISP for this service, and they agreed with no further charge. They are my secondary MX Server. Before, they host the domain.