Re: [PLUG] Backup e-mail server

[Michael Leone <turgon@mike-leone.com>]

On Mon, 2002-04-15 at 19:57, Mike Pflugfelder wrote:
> My company currently uses Exchange as our e-mail server, but we're
> experiencing some problems right now that are causing us to not get e-mail.
> Regardless, we do have a second site in a different state that I would like
> to drop a Linux box in to become a backup e-mail server in the case that we
> have similar problems in the future.  Could someone give me some ideas as to
> how hard it may be, or what's involved, and some direction as to where to
> look for information.  Also, what software would be best/easiest to use?

Postfix. Takes about 5 minutes to configure the one config file.What you
want is for it to be a backup MX.

> If I'm not clear enough, what I'd like to accomplish is a server that, if
> our primary becomes unreachable (offline, DNS problems, downed
> router,etc...), the secondary server would cache the e-mail until the
> primary becomes available again and deliver it to the primary.
> 
> -Mike Pflugfelder
> 
> "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." -
> Arthur C. Clarke
> 
> 
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