On Fri, Apr 12, 2002 at 11:04:10AM -0400, Betsy Schwartz wrote: > First, what if anything allows for true mail replication? It's simple > enough to set up satellite servers and sort mail to different locations, > but I am not aware of anything that will let two or more mail servers stay > *synchronized* with each other. Searching on the Net only gets me Lotus > Notes links, and I don't see anything remotely like this on the Sendmail or > Postfix sites. I am also wondering how this could work without being a huge > load on the network - if it exists, if it is feasible outside of a tightly > linked local cluster? Just using a highly redundant local machine would > increase mail uptime but not be much good in the event of a network outage. > Are there any solutions, and if so are there any that make sense for a shop > of this size?
Veritas has a replicated filesystem that might help you. Also, some storage arrays (EMC & Compaq) allow you replicate between distant sites. > Second, is there a good, accessible from multiple platforms, alternative to > Exchange that will handle mail and calendar? I'm not so familiar with > calendar software but would hate to move to the Microsoft mail model. I'm > happy to agree that Meeting Maker sucks but are there any real > Exchange-busters out there? Check out http://www.steltor.com/ They provide a suite of calendering apps and outlook plugins that make their software + an IMAP server work like an Exchange server. -j --- Send mail for the `bblisa' mailing list to `[EMAIL PROTECTED]'. Mail administrative requests to `[EMAIL PROTECTED]'.
