Search Again: Re: Spare MX From: Bo K. Engelbrecht Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 Time: 8:19:59 am Thanks Jeff, but I may have been unclear (as I cant fit the answer to my thoughts:-) I am NOT talking of a backup server - more like a backup MX... - Now: MX -> mail.runtime.net here is the server#1 running MX -> mail2.runtime.net server#2 inactive here, just the software not running and a backup of the settings everyday from server#1 - After catastrophe: MX -> mail.runtime.net server#1 is gone with the building MX -> mail2.runtime.net server#2 activated and the settings installed By this I had to do nothing with DNS that has to propagate through the DNS system (with a delay) all mail will be going to the right server. I do realize I have to notify my users to shift to another server to read/send but must be faster that the alternative to have the DNS propagate (1-2 days) Is there something I missed or incorrect in this assumption? Bo >> I had and (bad?) idea regarding the mailserver use and the DNS settings. >> >> As mail is very important to us I figured how to mak a insurance to make >> the system up and working if a catastrophe hits. >> >> Running two mailservers mirroring each other makes a mess as they are no >> (at least not with EIMS) simple way to synchronize accounts. >> >> So what if I specify a MX to a server that do not exist yet? Then when >> server one is gone with the building in one place I can just start the >mail >> server in the other place that is ready to go to work. >> >Secondary mail servers usually just forward the mail to the primary when >they are available. > >> This means that the backup mail will never be there to receive any mail >> until needed when the 'number one' is gone. >> >This would hold the mail until the primary server is back online, not store >it in a mailbox unless you have the server set to receive the mail as such. >Regardless, the backup server would have a different host name and your mail >customers would have to reconfigure their mail clients to retrieve mail from >the new server. > >Regards; >Jeff -- RunTime, Inc. P.O. Box 14227, SE-104 40 Stockholm, SWEDEN Phone +46-8-611-4050, fax +46-8-611-(on request) ad3@RunTime.net URL http://www.RunTime.net PGP 6609 774D 84CC 6762 C91B 4B9E 8EC7 62D7 A5B2 1714

Messages In This Thread: Spare MX by Bo K. Engelbrecht on Mar 11, 2003 at 7:35:23 am Re: Spare MX by Jeff Folk on Mar 11, 2003 at 7:49:01 am Re: Spare MX by Bo K. Engelbrecht on Mar 11, 2003 at 8:19:59 am Re: Spare MX by Jeff Folk on Mar 11, 2003 at 8:26:54 am