MX Backup - Questions...

[catfood]

I have several domains managed viz ZoneEdit. My personal primary domain (catfud.com) has MX backup enabled, and an MX record for LOCAL set with a higher priority number than my regular server.

Last week I was off on vacation, and of course, Murphy strikes. My trusty old mail server system board fried, and it will likely take a week to get a replacement. I thought, "Good thing I put MX Backup on that domain..." I've tried to see how long MX Backup will hold spooled mail, but I cannot find that information anywhere. So I've three questions:

1) Is inbound mail for catfud.com actually being stored? (My wife is very nervous about this.)
2) How long will be stored? (Is that time period extendable for a fee?)
3) is there a way to check how much mail is coming in or see what's there?

Thank you!

 

[sandy]

HI there

there are currently stored messages waiting for your primary to come back on line. Each message is stored for 5 days and sorry, that cannot be adjusted on individual domains as it is a global setting. I do not have access to see the size of the stored queue.. sorry about that.

regards

 

[catfood]

Thank you for the information - I couldn't find that information anywhere.

Oh, dear - so anything over 5 days gets an NDR? Oy. The wife will have a fit.

Can you recommend a 3rd party store and forward service I can engage for when I have to withstand longer outages?

Thanks!

 

[sandy]

hi again

sorry.... we do not have any recommendations available... NDR after 5 days would be the norm...

regards.