On Thu, 21 Nov 2002, Thomas Tempelmann wrote:

> Joe Laffey wrote:
>
> >The backup server just collects the mail in its queue until yours comes
> >back up. Noe need for any accounts/processing.
> >
> >Just add:
> >mydomain.com=mydomain.com.smtp
> >to the router of the backup where mydomain.com is the domain name hosted
> >by the primary.
>
> Oh, you mean that the backup server will keep the mail temporarily
> and keep trying to contact mine until mine is back, at which point
> it delivers the collected mail to mine? Oh, that's neat & easy :)

Yes, but...be sure the backup is configure to do enough retries and wait
long enough bewteen retries... Otherwise it will be reject if the baclup
is set to try every 3 minutes 100 times... That' not very long.


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