Yes, we control our own DNS records... We actually have two incoming internet connections (for redundancy) with MS's ISA server between our LAN and the Internet on both connections... Both connections are just set up to forward port 25 to our Exchange box, so it's not a problem to just change the forward to: IP address on the ISA box's to point to the queue machine when we take the Exchange box down... We won't need to mess with DNS records and such...
Has anyone tried setting up another Exchange (5.5) box to store and forward the incoming SMTP mail (of course the forward part of that would be delayed for a couple days)... If you've done it, does it work OK? Will it hold the messages for more than a few days... One of my cow-workers seems to think that may be a possible solution? Still looking for suggestions... Thanks to all... Joe Pochedley "I like deadlines," cartoonist Scott Adams once said. "I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." -----Original Message----- From: Bob Razler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 4:09 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Queueing incoming mail -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 www.tzo.com, and firms like them, offer a store-and-forward service. I guess there is some service out there for you. Also, if they can do it with their DNS relaying, I am sure the guru's here or on a DNS list can figure out a way for you to do it yourself (if you control your own DNS records). Robert J. Razler, Esq. Approvals Manager Heritage Building Group, Inc. Suite A-100 3326 Old York Road Furlong, PA 18925 215.794.0550, ext. 117 www.heritagebuildinggroup.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Joe Pochedley Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 4:12 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Queueing incoming mail Kind ladies and gentlemen of the list, looking for a little advice today... A couple weeks from now, over the long Christmas weekend, we need to take our Exchange server off-line for a few days to perform some maintenance... In the time period it's down, nobody will be in the office so we don't need to worry about disrupring the day-to-day operations of the users... The only problem we can foresee is that incoming email can't be received because the Exchange server will be off and people outside the company will get NDR's because their mail can't be delivered to us (for possibly up to three days)... What can I use as a temporary queue to hold all the incoming email and then will allow me to dump the queued SMTP messages to the Exchange server once it's back up and running? Something simple (and free) is preferred, all I need is a queue to hold the messages while we perform our maintenance and deliver the items when we're through... TIA for any suggestions! Joe Pochedley "I like deadlines," cartoonist Scott Adams once said. "I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." _ _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
