Hi List, Yes, I have two public IPs ... I have a DNS with me . .. . and I can put entry for other server !!
How can I set first server to send copy of all the mail it receives to a second server? Pl forgive me if this is too beginner kind of question . . . . I am still a learner . . . Thanx for all replies. Vishal Thakar. >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> I have two servers: (Red Hat 9, Send mail 8.12, Squirrelmail) >>> 1. Mail Server (ns1) >>> 2. Backup of Mail Server (ns2) >>> >>> Now in case of failure of My first mail server(ns1), I should get 2nd >>> server (ns2) to take over. > > There is a very simple solution. If you have two public IP, configure the > second server as the secondary MX. > If you have a single IP, allot a private IP to the second one and give a > domain name and create dns entries for it in the first server. Configure > first server to send a copy of the mails it receive to second server and > use a script like expire-mail to remove mails older than 1-2 days from the > second server. There is no need to buy big elephants that eat a lot of > power and space. > > George K Cyriac > Trivandrum > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: > Sybase ASE Linux Express Edition - download now for FREE > LinuxWorld Reader's Choice Award Winner for best database on Linux. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5588&alloc_id=12065&op=click > _______________________________________________ > linux-india-help mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Sybase ASE Linux Express Edition - download now for FREE LinuxWorld Reader's Choice Award Winner for best database on Linux. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5588&alloc_id=12065&op=click _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
