[Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Need advice: hosting email at home]

[Travis Bell]

brian at pongonova.net wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 19, 2002 at 05:10:17PM -0500, Travis Bell wrote:
> > With this setup is there a way to have the secondary mail server move
mail
> > back to my server once it's back up?
> 
> I have an almost identical setup.  I suggest everydns.net as a more stable
> alternative to granitecanyon...
> 
> With qmail installed on the secondary mailserver, set control/locals and
> control/rcpthosts to accept mail to your domain from the outside world and
to
> enable local deliveries.  Assuming no matching user accounts, also set up
> ~alias/.qmail-default to forward your mail to your primary mail server. 
Place a
> large value in control/queuelifetime so nothing gets bounced.   Hard-code
delivery
> instructions in control/smtproutes so that mail is always forwarded to your
primary
> mailserver without consulting DNS.
> 
> If you're using sendmail, I'd suggest adding a few years to your life by
switching
> to qmail.  E-mail me if you want more details.  
> 
>   --Brian

I'm checking out everydns.net as I type this -- looks A LOT better so far.

My server at home will use qmail - I've given up sendmail for good.
The secondary mail server, however, is an NT box running IIS.  Putting qmail
on it is not an option.  It's not my box.  Do you happen to know if IIS will
forward on in the same manner?  If so, how would that be configured -- I'll
have to tell the owner of the box how to do it.


Travis Bell
tjbell at usa dot net
http://www.mudpoet.org (down 4 now)