You need your ISP to place your domain as the mx host (primary) and the
ISP as a secondary mx host if you are not available.. You login and telnet
to port 25 and issue the command
ETRN @yourdomain.com
This makes the qyueued mail get sent to you.
On Tue, 12 May 1998, Fred Lenk wrote:
> I do this currently. My ISP is "hosting my domain" and holds all
> incoming email til I dialup to retrieve it, and then I relay my
> outgoing email thru his box during the dialup.
>
> contact you ISP who will give you instructions.
>
> BTW. I currently use RHL303 for my dialup box, and am moving to
> RHL50 this week.
> fred
>
> > Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 12:05:11 -0700 (MST)
> > From: jdk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Domain mail setup?
>
> > I have a static IP with my ISP as mysubdomain.monk.org. I would like to
> > be able to use this as my mail domain, but my connection is dial-up, not
> > fulltime, so when I am not online, everything bounces. I believe there
> > is a way for my ISP to act as a go between, so that my mail goes on hold
> > if I am not online, rather than it bouncing. What is this called, and/or
> > what do I need to request my ISP to arrange, AND would I then need to
> > change something in my config as well for it to work properly?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > jdk
> >
> >
> Fred Lenk, SysAdmin, CommPower
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