I think the recommended way is to setup a custom domain and then use the SMTP directive to cause it to deliver using DNS entries. Or use the SMTPRELAY with the IP of the primary server.
Bill >---------- >From: Quost Support[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 8:56 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [xmail] Backup Xmail servers > > >Hi All, > >We have Xmail on our 'primary' mail server (W2k), which manages the bulk of >the email. >However, we also need a 'secondary' or 'backup' mail server. > >When we installed Xmail on our RH Linux server, we noticed that the folder >structure (in the users mailbox) was different - so we gave up that idea. >Currently we have Xmail running on a second W2k server. >The DNS MX records have been configured with different weights for the two >servers. > >However what I'd like to know, is how to get any messages that are >delivered to the backup server (if the primary server goes down) sent to, >or through, the primary server. >We have only the address of the primary server configured in mail clients, >so the backup server needs to send the mail to the primary server when it >is back online, or the messages never actually get delivered. > > >Btw, Thankyou Davide for xmail-1.9-pre03, I hope you still had time to >watch the soccer. > >Regards, >Scott > >- >To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in >the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
