What JP suggests is very important and often overlooked. Get your current TTL for the A record that corresponds to your mail server down to something like 60 right now so that you do not end up with a perfectly valid new IP, but then find out that everyone who communicates with you often has the old IP cached for a week.
W On 10/28/07, Jean-Paul van de Plasse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > Do not forget to change your mx records.. > I would suggest lowering the ttl of the primary record and adding the new > ip > at a higher mx level now. > Then when the change happens, change the ip of the primary record (and set > back the ttl). > > That way things should go rather smooth... > > JP > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Per Qvindesland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 1:08 PM > Subject: Re: [qmailtoaster] ip changed mail server > > > > Hello Dan, > > > > That should be a simple change of ip address, depending on new route etc > > but I would also make sure that you look into your /etc/resolv.conf and > > host to make sure that you don't miss out on something, but the whole > > process should not take any more then 2 minuts tops. > > > > Regards > > Per Qvindesland > > > > dan wrote: > >> in very short time i have to change de ip address of mail server, ii > want > >> the dowtime to be short and for that i ask there are other changes to > >> make in centos & qmail-toaster, or simple linux box ip change? > >> regards > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: > >> 269.15.12/1096 - Release Date: 27.10.2007 11:02 > >> > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > QmailToaster hosted by: VR Hosted <http://www.vr.org> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > QmailToaster hosted by: VR Hosted <http://www.vr.org> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
