Hello, on 01.02.2002 20:50, Chris at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Is it possible to change the router table of a backup mail server and > have those changes take effect on currently queued mail? > > My problem is, I am running SIMS as a backup server. My ISP has now been > down for 36 hours, and they still don't have a repair ETA. My backup > server is rapidly filling with email that I need to get to. > > So I connected my main SIMS server via a dialup, and changed the backup > mail server's router from "mail.domain.com.smtp" to "x.x.x.x.smtp" hoping > that it would start sending the queued email to the main SIMS machine now > running on a new, temp IP. > > But so far, no mail has come thru, and when I looked at the logs, the > logs show it still trying to send to the old "mail.domain.com" address. > > Once an email is queued, will it not be checked against the router again?
Correct. > Is there some other way for me to extract the email on the backup server? > I would really like to be able to send it along to my main server, but if > I have to, I can live with just getting all the backed up mail dumped > into one mail box, and I will manually sort if from there (but since > there are a few hundred, and they go to dozens of different people, I > really want to avoid dumping all into one box if I can). > > How do I get SIMS to try sending to the new location? Check the queue - the messages are queued for sending to some.host.name Add the router record: some.host.name = 12.34.56.78 where 12.34.56.78 is the IP address of your new server where you want to receive that mail. That should help. If it does not, restart SIMS. -- Best regards, Dmitry Akindinov ======================================================================= When answering to letters sent to you by the tech.support staff, make sure the original message you have received is included into your reply. ############################################################# 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]>
