Thanks Dave,

That is what I was originally think of doing with the store and forward option.

Dean


On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 15:50:59 -0500, Dave Doherty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What Bud said, plus...
> 
> You could set up a HOSTS file in C:\winnt\systrem32\drivers\etc\ with the IP
> address of your new server and the domain names that it services, one IP and
> domain name per line. Delete or rename all the customer domains from your
> current server.
> 
> That should work as a temporary solution, which is just what you need.
> 
> Sample HOSTS entries:
> 
> 123.123.123.123    myhost.com
> 123.123.123.123    yourhost.org
> 123.123.123.123    hisdomain.net
> 
> etc...
> 
> -Dave Doherty
> Skywaves, Inc.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dean Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 2:26 PM
> Subject: [Declude.JunkMail] OT: Moving mail servers
> 
> >I am in the process of moving my Imail server to a different machine
> > at a different hosting facility, hence a new IP. Does anyone have any
> > suggestions for making this a smooth transition? I have moved Imail
> > many times before, so I am not worried about the setup. What I am
> > looking for is suggestions as to how to handle the lag time of routers
> > picking up the new IP.
> >
> > I host mail for a number of my clients, so there may be a period of
> > time where they cannot get to their mail. I would like to minimize
> > this. I had thought about just turning off the old server once the DNS
> > changes have been made so that no mail would be lost in translation,
> > but I had also thought about converting it to a store and forward
> > server so that the mail will get delivered to the new server quicker.
> > What do you guys think?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Dean
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