[brlug-general] Backup mail hosts?

[Joey Kelly]

I'll answer a few of the points made in the various threads.

>
> One possible suggestion I can give you is setting up your own "store and
> forward" backup server.  Especially if you have two IPs available to use.

This touches on my problem. I didn't fare that bad during the hurricane, but 
I'm really wanting to set up a box way outside of the flood plain, say within 
a few hours' driving distance, where I could second my mail, DNS and 
whatever.

I don't see the point of sticking servers on different IPs in the same 
location, unless you're dual-homed (i.e. you have incoming pipes from 2 
disparate providers), but of course this solution offers no geographic 
separation.

I understand the comment about each mail forwarder needing to match in terms 
of RBLs and other anti-spam and -malware measures. As an example, I run 
greylisting, which has proven very effective against unwanted mail. If I set 
up a secondary mail server that didn't greylist, I wouldn't be surprised if 
mail routed around my temporary block on the primary (which is what 
greylisting is about), thus defeating all my leet anti-spam measures. Ditto 
RBLs, etc..

-- 
Joey Kelly
< Minister of the Gospel | Linux Consultant >
http://joeykelly.net

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