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Title: how to setup bsmtp in SME 7.4
Post by: Proxy on March 09, 2010, 03:45:00 PM

Hello everyone,

I want to setup a Bsmtp for the SME7.4 for another SME7.4 so we can catch each other emails when one of us is offline.
When the (first) SME7.4 comes back up the (second) SME7.4 sends the "lost" emails and the other way also.

The problem is, i can't find any info how to do...

Perhapps you can help me.

Thanks in advance.
Proxy (NL)

Title: Re: how to setup bsmtp in SME 7.4
Post by: Stefano on March 09, 2010, 03:54:36 PM

you can achieve the same result with 2 mx records (one for the master server and one for the backup one) and fetchmail

when master server comes up again, it simply download the emails from the bakup server with fetchmail

HTH

Title: Re: how to setup bsmtp in SME 7.4
Post by: CharlieBrady on March 09, 2010, 04:22:08 PM

Quote from: Stefano on March 09, 2010, 03:54:36 PM

you can achieve the same result with 2 mx records (one for the master server and one for the backup one) and fetchmail

You don't need to use fetchmail. Add the domain to rcpthosts and goodrcptto on the secondary and it will accept and relay mail for that domain.

That said, spam filtering is so important, and so hard to get right on an mx backup, that IMO it is not worth it. How frequent and long are the outages that you are trying to work around?

Title: Re: how to setup bsmtp in SME 7.4
Post by: Proxy on March 09, 2010, 05:29:03 PM

Hoho easy boys, i am a newbee.    :-P

Where can i find rcpthosts and goodrcpt and when i reboot, the new configuration stays active?
What must i install or do with both servers?
And when one server is completely down the other server catch the mail automatically and send it automatically to the first server when it comes up again?

"How frequent and long are the outages"
It is for playing safe, we don't wanna lose incoming emails.

Title: Re: how to setup bsmtp in SME 7.4
Post by: CharlieBrady on March 09, 2010, 06:12:03 PM

Quote from: Proxy on March 09, 2010, 05:29:03 PM

It is for playing safe, we don't wanna lose incoming emails.

You don't have to do anything then. You won't lose incoming mails. The sending side is required to keep them and try again later if your site is offline. Unless you plan to be offline for a week...

Title: Re: how to setup bsmtp in SME 7.4
Post by: Proxy on March 09, 2010, 09:11:18 PM

Oke, sometime the other server is more than two weeks offline..
Is there an .rmp for bsmtp or must we do install it Manuel?

Title: Re: how to setup bsmtp in SME 7.4
Post by: Stefano on March 09, 2010, 09:23:21 PM

Quote from: Proxy on March 09, 2010, 09:11:18 PM

Oke, sometime the other server is more than two weeks offline..
Is there an .rmp for bsmtp or must we do install it Manuel?

no, AFAIK there is no rpm for it