>
> - an identical qmail installation on a backup machine
> - daily copy of /home /control and /alias to backup machine
> - in the event of a massive failure unplug the ethernet from the main
> server and plug into the backup machine.
>
> (I realize we will lose the queue --normally just full of waiting
> bounces-- and all msgs received for local users since the last backup)
>
> My question is, will there be any implications "Out_There" of suddenly
> having a new IP and hostname for our mailserver, assuming we make the
> appro DNS changes?
If its not going to be online unless failure occurs, why would you give it
a different ip or hostname?
-andy
