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Title: mutiple email servers
Post by: tariq on March 26, 2003, 12:17:27 PM

I have four 5.6 servers connected to the internet via ADSL/cable in different locations in the UK. I currently have my DNS MX priorities to reflect this, but am unsure how I should configure my servers. All servers are identical and have the same users & passwords. How do I configure all 4 servers to synchronise with eachother periodically?

I have seen the multi-drop & ETRN settings in the server-manager but these only seem to let me syncronise with 1 other server and only one way i.e. otherwise I create a loop problem between servers.

Any help much appreciated....

Title: Re: mutiple email servers
Post by: Brian Read on March 27, 2003, 08:25:28 AM

What exactly are you trying to achieve?

Cheers

Brian

Title: Re: mutiple email servers
Post by: tariq on March 27, 2003, 08:52:58 PM

sorry if I was not clear

i just want all inboxes to be identical and synchronised. so that if i send email to usera@server1 then this is synched to usera@server2, usera@server3 and usera@server4. just so that any server can be taken down without effect to the email service. i have my DNS MX prioritised with all 4 servers

Title: Re: mutiple email servers
Post by: Brian Read on March 28, 2003, 08:20:16 AM

I guess you could use rsync on the mail folders, or use the store mail locally and forward mail for each user.

Cheers

Brian

Title: Re: mutiple email servers
Post by: Ed on April 02, 2003, 03:08:33 AM

I  can't tell you how to do what you want
(a single email sent to usera being forwarded to multiple servers)
using just the MX.  

I can tell you that MX priorities isn't for that.  It's to identify the primary and backup mail servers.

I guess you can try forwarding to the other three servers for each user at each server.
e.g. at server1. forward email for usera to usera@server2, usera@server3,..

Ed