> -----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?
