On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 10:00:36 +0900, Bengt Thure'e <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hej, > > I am thinking of creating my own mailserver, but I have > one problem which I would like to get some advice for how > to solve. > > What I am planning: > ------------------- > Configure a mailserver which will have pop/imap as well as > web mail access. Users will be my family and some friends. > > Problem - small > --------------- > Can I configure a backup mail server somewhere, just in case > this one crashes? Or is it not needed, since mail will be resend? > > Problem - Big > ------------- > I will be without computers for a month or two, and consequently > no mail server for that time. Any suggestion for a solution? > > Tentativ solution > ----------------- > My brother has a fixed IP address, but he is not a linux guy. > I am considering asking him to install a plain debian installation, > and then SSH to the box and configure it to be a backup mail > server, to forward mails to the main server every 2 hours or so. > And possible to activate pop/imap web access for the mails if > the main server have long term problems. > > Any comments or suggestions? ..your brother will need a good firewall, I use ipcop(.org)-1.3.0, is a stand-alone-firewall distro, 20MB download, needs its own box, I use an old P90 with 96MB ram. ..put your brother on the firewalls "green" net, and set up your mail server in the dmz. ..an one-box solution: debian on your new shiny server, set up shorewall(.net)-1.4.6_20030813 or newer on it, set your brother up on its "green" nic. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
