I'll answer a few of the points made in the various threads. > > One possible suggestion I can give you is setting up your own "store and > forward" backup server. Especially if you have two IPs available to use.
This touches on my problem. I didn't fare that bad during the hurricane, but I'm really wanting to set up a box way outside of the flood plain, say within a few hours' driving distance, where I could second my mail, DNS and whatever. I don't see the point of sticking servers on different IPs in the same location, unless you're dual-homed (i.e. you have incoming pipes from 2 disparate providers), but of course this solution offers no geographic separation. I understand the comment about each mail forwarder needing to match in terms of RBLs and other anti-spam and -malware measures. As an example, I run greylisting, which has proven very effective against unwanted mail. If I set up a secondary mail server that didn't greylist, I wouldn't be surprised if mail routed around my temporary block on the primary (which is what greylisting is about), thus defeating all my leet anti-spam measures. Ditto RBLs, etc.. -- Joey Kelly < Minister of the Gospel | Linux Consultant > http://joeykelly.net How many spyware pop-ups did you get on your Windows computer today? -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available Url : /pipermail/general_brlug.net/attachments/20060926/87dced70/attachment.bin
