If you are using Witango 5 with the new @EMAILSESSION tag you could write a taf that cron runs every minute that opens and closes a connection to the mail server. If it fails the taf would change the MAILSERVER system variable to the address of another mail server.
Phil On 9/8/03 9:21 AM, "Wayne Irvine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> We've become very reliant on WiTango mail actions sending email and I'm >> getting worried about what would happen if the mail server died > > We had a similar issue with the iSend application we wrote. It is designed > to create a newsletter from recent additions to a content management system, > then send them to a list of subscribers. Unfortunately the T2K mail action > couldn't keep up and it failed after a short number of emails. > > The way we got around it was by using the File Action instead and creating a > text file with the correct SMTP headers in the Submitted folder of our mail > server. The mail server just picks them up and sends them. If the mail > server were down it would pick them up once it was restored and no mail > would be lost. > > Wayne Irvine > > Byte Services Pty Ltd > http://www.byteserve.com.au/ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Ph 02 9960 6099 Mob 0409 960 609 Fax 02 9960 6088 > > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf
