On Fri, 2 Mar 2001, Alex Perry wrote:
>
> * Can I deliver mail locally and, if unread within 15 minutes,
> retrieve it from the mailboxes and forward it to another server?
>
> * Can I specify that, when mail being routed to another server
> is undeliverable for 30 minutes, it should be delivered locally?
>
> * How about segregating the mail, queued for a specific domain,
> into a collection of lockable mailbox files, named by localpart?
>
> * Any other ideas for ways to improve the situation below ?
>
> [Pointers to the FAQ and sample configs would be fine]
>
> Thanks, Alex.
>
> Background:
>
> Two servers, let's call them M and U to save typing.
> M runs exchange for people preferring Outlook for mail service.
You do realize that Outlook is a POP client, do you not? I would leave
mail to Exim and whatever unix POP daemon you are running, and let
Outlook users access it via POP. (You could of course continue using
Exchange for its other proprietary functions)
> U runs exim (and pop) for people preferring anything else.
> Both are listed as MX for the same domain for redundancy.
>
> When everything is happy, the U box uses a combination of
> fetchmail and an additional Exim router entry to ensure that
> mail is pulled/pushed to each user's preferred service.
>
> When the U box is down, all external mail will deliver to M
> and people who normally use U can use Outlook if in a hurry.
>
> When the M box is down, all mail for Outlook users is being
> dumped into the Exim queue on U for delivery to M ... and
> so is inaccessible to them in (for example) Netscape. BAD!
>
>
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