On Fri, 2002-10-25 at 04:26, Peter Palmreuther wrote: > Hi Paul, > > On Fri, 25 Oct 2002 01:10:58 -0700 > Paul Theodoropoulos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>> 1) if there is a comparable way to defer delivery for a virtual > >>> domain, similar to setting the sticky bit on a home directory > > >> Shut down the SMTP server. > >> > >> The mails that would like to come in from outside should sit in mail > >> queue on the other end for 5 days while your SMTP is not accessible, > > > There is no guarantee that any site will hold the messages for five > > days, as there is no stipulation in the RFC's for queue hold > > intervals, to the best of my knowledge. Five days is a > > traditional/customary interval, but not a requirement. Many sites use > > shorter queues due to high volume, and the high cost of attempting > > redelivery of messages that are unlikely to ever go through if they > > don't go through within the first few hours. I use 72 hours for most > > of my servers. > > You're right. 5 days is only the 'default' most queues are set up to. > > But as Justin asked for disabling delivery for 'a short amount of time' > I guess even 72 hours would be quite enough :-)
Along those lines, you could always setup a 2nd mailserver (MX) to just store and forward. Setup the smtproutes to an invalid IP, and let the mail sit in the queue until you're ready. Rick
