>Now then, when I change the MX record for our domain so that everything
>is forwarded to mail2 instead of mail1, I am sure that there will be
>some mail sent to mail1 for a couple of days until the dns update
>propagates. How can I set up mail1 so that everything is forwarded to
>mail2 so that my users don't have to check two mail servers?
Sean,
There is no need to do this. You do not have to wait for DNS to propogate
through the internet, just make your best-preference MX a lower number than
your current one. Most people have MX 10 for the primary mail server.
Make it MX 5. Then, go edit your qmail/control/smtproutes file and add
the domain you wish to catch mail for. Qmail will not deliver locally if
the name exists in smtproutes, instead if will wait for the best preference
MX to return to life and forward all mail to it.
Regards,
Julian L.C. Brown
Interware.Net Inc.
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.interware.net
