>>why not call it something more articulate:
> webmail  A     ip.ad.re.xx      ; 2000 users do webmail here

Will do. Great idea.

Andrew P. Kaplan, CNE, MCSE+Internet, MCT, CCNA, CCDA
CyberShore, Inc. -- Premium Internet Services -- http://www.cshore.com


"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort,
but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."
-Martin Luther King, Jr.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Len Conrad
> Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 2:00 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Just doublechecking new Imail setup
>
>
>
> >Setup Imail on a new box with an official hostname of "cshore.com".
>
> and a mail host alias of mail.cshore.com, can't hurt
>
> >The actual hostname is "mail.cshore.com" in DNS.
>
> Two different names and functions. Call it the DNS hostname whatever
> you want in whatever domain you want.
>
> >In appears that users have a reply address of "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
> >BUT can log in with "username" only.
> >I'm not running IIS on the box so I have changed the port for webmail to
> >"80". So users can check their mail http://mail.cshore.com  and
> just type in
> >their username, without the "@domain.com"
>
> why not call it something more articulate:
>
> @        MX    mx2000.cshore.com.   ; mail servers send mail here
>                                      ; for the 2000 users.
> mail     MX    mx2000.cshore.com.   ; ditto
> ;
> pop      A     ip.ad.re.ss      ; 2000 users read mail here
> smtp     A     ip.ad.re.ss      ; 2000 users send mail here
> webmail  A     ip.ad.re.xx      ; 2000 users do webmail here
>
> >I will only run a single domain on this box.
>
> That's the only way you can drop the fully qualified login, without
> @domain.com. All virtuals need the fully qualified account name.
>
> >I'm just double checking so the
> >move goes without any problems. Does anyone see any potential problems ?
>
> no.   Before the switch, reduce your TTL on that zone from 1d to 1h,
> let a day pass to less cached records expire, do the switch, raise
> the TTL to 1d.
>
> Len
>
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