On Tue, 19 Mar 2002, David Fitch wrote: > sorry not directly linux-related (except that it's my linux box > I'm attempting to get permanently attached to the net). > > What do other people with perm connection who run their own mail > server do for secondary/backup? (ie. secondary mx) > > if you're with telstra I know you can use postoffice.telstra.net > as secondary mx, but I won't be going with telstra. Datafast, > one of the ones I'm considering want an extra $11pm to provide > the service (secondary mx + etrn access). This seems a bit steep > to me. I know there's free places that can be backup nameserver > for people but how about secondary mx?
If the $11 includes the bandwidth then I can't see a problem with it if it's a good reliable service. I wouldn't consider that too steep for a business. > (it strikes me as something that would be good for a little "co-operative" > to do, eg. 2 or more people on different networks/ISPs each be a > secondary for someone else in the group) People do this heaps, same with DNS secondaries. -- ---<GRiP>--- Web: www.arcadia.au.com/gripz Answering Machine/fax: 02 4950 1194 (wait 5 mins if no answer) Mobile: 0408 686 201 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
