Mailserver(s)

I rely on my mail and would always like to be able to receive my e-mail. Currently, I do this this way:

- DNS records of my domain are on zoneedit.com, with 3 backup MX'es
- My mail first gets to my dedicated server. Sendmail then sends the mail for my mailbox to two accounts, one at mailshell.com (for spam removal), and one on the server itself.
- I always only check the one at mailshell.com UNLESS it is down, then I check the one on my own server. Every week, I clear all messages on my own server, if mailshell.com didn't go down.
- It happened a few times that mailshell.com went down (or was slow), and I was happy with this setup. My own server has a lot less chance of going down.

However, I'd like to optimize this. What if my own server goes down. OK, I have the backup MX'es but I'll only get the mail when my server comes back up. Is there a way to do this better? Can I eg configure a domain to send mail to two MX'es at the same time? I guess not? Any opinions? Thanks!

 

 

 

 

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