Re: backup mail server

["Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS" <user=91@nabble.blu.org>]

 On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 11:40:38PM -0500, Jarod Wilson wrote: 
> On Dec 06, 2007, at 22:34, Dave Peters wrote: 
> 
> >Hello all, 
> > 
> >Any suggestion for backup mail server? I try to find 
> >out any solution to setup a backup mail sever. 
> >Here is what I want: 
> >1. I have setup a sendmail mail server. 
> >2. If we have network or mail server problem, we want 
> >to change the MX record and redirect the traffic to 
> >another mail server to queue the mail only. When the 
> >network or mail server is coming back, we then follow 
> >the mail back to original server. Our ISP doesn't have 
> >this option, so we want to build another mail server 
> >to do this mail queue. 
> >I don't know if it is possible or what kind the setup 
> >should be? so I am looking anyone can help or give 
> >suggestion? 
> 
> Are you talking just a backup MX to receive mail while the primary is   
> down, then pass everything along to your actual mail server where   
> people check their mail and whatnot, or are you talking about a   
> secondary mail server, where people would also be checking their mail   
> while the primary is down? 
>