On Fri, November 9, 2007 12:51 am, Gonzalo Servat wrote: > On Nov 8, 2007 10:21 AM, Voytek Eymont <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've done a few mail server migrations in the past and a bit of DNS > trickery helps in not loosing mail. What I would do is set the TTL really -snip- > hours, for me it was never an issue. I would then copy all mail over (using > whichever method you prefer .. as suggested by Jeff & David). At this > point it's probably a good idea to update the MX record (or the A record, > if you want to keep the MX record it points to) so that it points at the > new mail server. After 24-48 hours, I would turn off the port forward and > monitor the logs to ensure no legitimate email is being received. Gonzalo, thanks I'm going to have oldmail server forward all mail to new mailserver with smtp static assignement, then, re-run rsync old:/var/mail/vhost with new:/var/mail/vhost with 'delete' option perhaps rerun rsync with delete over the weekend few more times -alter MX; -redirect smtp old > new -alter pop CNAME -rsync I think that should, do, OOPS, forgot: -keep fingers crossed > Good luck! yes, with me at the keyboard, that's important (as most ppl here realize) thanks again! -- Voytek -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
