> It's a dual-boot system... ocasionally i'll have to boot windows for a > few minutes... I just didn't want to loose any e-mail while I went into > Windows. > Matt
well the other thing you could do is. install the mail server on the extra machine also make it into a firewall/router so that you could keep your main system behind that extra machine. so the next time you reboot you don't have to worry about your email. just out of curiosity is your connection DSL for residential or commercial? or something different? karthik > > Karthik Poobalasubramanian wrote: > > >>configure to be a back-up mail server for when this one goes down. I am > >> > >> > > > >what do you mean by goes down. you take it down? or your connection fails? > > > > > > > >>running the mail server for myself only... it doesn't handle tons of > >> > >> > > > >Bad idea if you are on a network with dynamic IP esp COX. I would suggest > >configure such a way that the mail goes through your ISP's mail server. > >Its more reliable. If you host your own the mails may be blocked by other > >ISPs > > > > > > > > > >>mail or anything. Any advice or input would be greatly apreciated. > >> > >>Thanks, > >> > >>Matthew > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>General mailing list > >>[email protected] > >>http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >> > >> > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >General mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
