On Mon, 2001-11-26 at 15:03, Dallas Engelken wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: E. Long [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 2:59 PM > > To: Robb B. Hartzog; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Backup mail services > > > > > > > I was wondering if anyone knew what service I would use to setup a > > > backup mail server for a client. > > > > > > We are running qmail with vpopmail5 right now. Does vpopmail handle > > > this? If it does, is there any documentation on how to set it up? > > > > This is standard qmail stuff. You would setup qmail on another box > > (preferably on a network other than their primary mail server) and in > > /var/qmail/control/rcpthosts you'd add all of the domain names > > for which you > > would want to provide backup mail server for. > > > > You would then setup secondary mx record in the domain name's dns > > configuration so that mail would get directed to the backup machine's > > address in the event that the primary mail server is unreachable. > > > > -Eric > > > > How would you queue the message and deliever to the primary mail server when > it becomes available? > >
Take a look at smtproutes. Set it up like eric said then add smtproutes to the primary. Then it becomes a "store and forward" machine.
