> -----Original Message-----
> From: Irwan Hadi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 3:19 AM
> To: Charles Steaderman; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Transferring mail from 1 server to another
>
>
> At 08:47 AM 6/22/00 -0500, Charles Steaderman wrote:
> >Our company is in the process of changing ISPs and our mail server ip
> >address is changing. I want email to be available while the DNS changes
> >get propagated. Can I setup a "dummy" qmail server at the old ip address
> >and have it automatically forward ALL mail to the new mail server? Is
> >there an easier/better way?
> how about setting the DNS first, and then you move your old server ?
>
> First
> you set your DNS with as low as you can for the expiry for a few
> weeks, so
> when you change your DNS Record, sites accross of internet can fastly
> change their records too.
This is correct, but it is also beneficial to set 2 mx records, one is the
current ip and one the new ip. If this is done at least 24 hours before the
move, then mail servers on the net will look to both ip's to send mail. If
one is not available, they will try the other. Once the move is done, change
the mx back to the new ip only.
>
> Then you turn off your server, then move it as quick as possible to new
> location, turn it on, and update the DNS record.
>
>
>
Regards
Abdul
