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 > > -- > > __________________________________________ > > Dean Lawrence, CIO/Partner > > Internet Data Technology > > 888.GET.IDT1 ext. 701 * fax: 888.438.4381 > > http://www.idatatech.com/ > > Corporate Internet Development and Marketing Specialists > > --- > > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus > > (http://www.declude.com)] > > > > --- > > This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To > > unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > > type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found > > at http://www.mail-archive.com. > > > > > > > --- > > > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus > (http://www.declude.com)] > > --- > This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To > unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found > at http://www.mail-archive.com. > -- __________________________________________ Dean Lawrence, CIO/Partner Internet Data Technology 888.GET.IDT1 ext. 701 * fax: 888.438.4381 http://www.idatatech.com/ Corporate Internet Development and Marketing Specialists --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
