On Tue, 2 Jul 2002, Phin Pope wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> Back again, with two questions this time and thanks again for your
> patience yesterday
>
> If I take a copy of all files contained within the /var/MailRoot/
> directory, can I restore them to another machine so that it can act as a
> secondary mail server?

if your idea is to build a backup MX machine, it's better that you
configure such machine with custom domains with redirct lines to the main
MX



> Also, I can send mail out through the server and I can receive mail
> which has been sent from behind our router but I cannot receive internet
> mail. However, there is always one of those, I can telnet into the
> server on port 25 from outside the network and send SMTP commands to it.
> Weird, huh?

are MX records from your domains correctly set ?




- Davide


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