Hello, on 02.02.2002 19:56, Chris at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> 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. > > Humm... ok... I'll keep that in mind for the next time. > > My ISP managed to restore the connection before I found a way around > it... although, I had been thinking (and just didn't get a chance to do > it), that if I put a Hosts file in my TCP/IP control panel, I could fool > SIMS into using the temp IP.
Yes, that should work. > Since it looked like it was doing a DNS > lookup each time it tried to resend an email, the Hosts file would > intercept that lookup, and tell it to use my temp IP, rather than the > original IP. > > But, as luck would have it... by the time I drove to the location of my > backup server to add the hosts file, my ISP managed to restore my > connection. -- 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]>
