I don't think it's possible (in software, anyway) to keep the GB1000 from booting.
Any chance that you could set up (even temporarily) a secondary mailserver that doesn't depend on the same power feed as the primary mailserver? Mike Burden Lynk Systems http://www.lynk.com (616)532-4985 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Welsh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 9:33 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [gb-users] Changing gb-1000 startup behaviour after power cut > > > Does anyone know if I can ensure that if our electricy supply > goes down and back up again, the gb-1000 *doesn't* come back > up, either using the gb-1000 user interface or by configuring > a low level model APC UPS? > > If you're interested, here's the background: > > Every so often we have scheduled power outages, eg, annual > testing of the building's power supply. We have another > potential one this weekend. > > Our gb-100 doesn't have a UPS attached. In the past, I've > either shut it down and turned it off or just let it go down > and back up with the power. > > This weekend, there is only a low probablility of a power > outage, so I'm not inclined to turn off the gb-1000. > However, if there is a power cut, the gb-1000 comes back > online and tries to relay mail (we use the mail proxy > service) to an internal mail server. If the internal mail > server hasn't come back online after a graceful UPS shutdown, > the gb-1000 tends to bounce incoming mail back to the sender, > ie, it doesn't do store and forward. > > One way around this is to ensure that our mail server *does* > come back online after a UPS shutdown and I'm working on > this. The other option is to prevent the gb-1000 coming back > online after a power interruption. > > ------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
