Doesn't one usually decrease the TTL for the DNS entry before it is changed on the DNS server? That would allow the rest of the world a pretty quick change to the new records.
Devon. On Wednesday, January 2, 2002, at 03:20 PM, Christian F Buser wrote: > Hello, > > I need to change the physical location and IP number for our SIMS box. > I know that I can take over all settings etc. by just copying the SIMS > folder in the system folder to the new machine. > > But, when I change the record in the DNS servers, to point to the new > server, it takes some time until everyone in the world notices the > change. > > So I thought that it should be possible to just let the old server run > for a while and put a corresponding entry in the router. > > The present router entries are: > > mail.rumantsch.ch = rumantsch.ch > mail.* = * > didactica.ch = rumantsch.ch > frr.ch = rumantsch.ch > giuru.ch = rumantsch.ch > liarumantscha.ch = rumantsch.ch > manufacta.ch = rumantsch.ch > pledari.ch = rumantsch.ch > romansch.ch = rumantsch.ch > romansh.ch = rumantsch.ch > romansh.com = rumantsch.ch > romontsch.ch = rumantsch.ch > scuntrada.ch = rumantsch.ch > sound-systems.ch = rumantsch.ch > udg.ch = rumantsch.ch > u-r-s.ch = rumantsch.ch > usdt.ch = rumantsch.ch > > Would it help just to make an additional entry at the bottom: > > rumantsch.ch = nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn.smtp > > (where nnn... represents the new IP number of the new server? > > Thank you, Christian. > -- Christian F. Buser, Hohle Gasse 6, CH-5507 Mellingen (Switzerland) > Look at <http://www.rumantsch.ch/christian/welcome.html> > Die Natur gab uns zwei Ohren, aber nur eine Zunge (Zulu). > > ############################################################# > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
