OK the only problem that I see is that my DNS server and Mail Server are on the same Machine, My configuration is weird and probably wrong. I have one DNS server with the Domain Registrar, the other Is ONsite here and it takes care of Local NAT translations. So would i have to talk with my Registrar and see if they would queue up my mail while I did maintanece? Or are there any more Ideas? If necessary i could get access to another box to act as a queue?
Quoting Andrew Jorgensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > To start with, you should have an MX entry in DNS. These entries have a > priority field in them, so if you had someone willing to hold your mail > for you until the primary came back up, as well as MX entries for both, > with different priorities the magic will all happen automagically. > > As for configuring a mail server to take mail for you if you're not > there I can't say I have any expertise. I'm sure that it can be done. > > Also, assuming your DNS isn't going down mail should queue up on the > sending servers. I've heard of messages sitting for something like 30 > days in some queues. Then when you come back up all of your mail will > get dumped on you within a day or so. > > So if your DNS is going to stay up you shouldn't lose any mail. Some > people will get dilivery delay notices though, but that's okay. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Question: I am running my own mail server for a little while now and An > > occasion has come up where i have to take it offline for a day or so. Does > > > anyone have some pointers on how to setup a mail caching server, how does > it > > work, where do i start. Any and All advice would be helpful. > ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
