Re: File system mirroring for SMTP/POP Servers
Mario Lopez wrote:
Hi,
I am seeking for a solution for having several SMTP/POP servers on
different network locations, the problem is the following, we actually
have one SMTP/POP server with MX backup to another server, ok this
solution is ok for some scenarios but when the main SMTP/POP server goes
down (it does not happen to much fortunately) the email is not lost but
no one can access they email, and this tends to annoy people, is there
any possibilty of having some kind of mirrored file system over the
network so when one of the servers goes down the DNS would point them to
the other IP (using the round robin dns feature or whatever) and people
could download email?.
I have read about file system mirroring over NFS but it looks like
something in development than a mature solution.
Thanks.
Hi Mario,
A couple of other suggestions that might be worthwhile checking out:
http://hacks.dlux.hu/maildirsync/
Maildirsync is a utility for Maildir-synchronization. It is designed to
be used in online (live) maildir folders, be fail-safe and optimized for
minimal bandwidth.
http://www.linux-france.org/prj/imapsync/
imapsync - IMAP synchronization, copy or migration tool. Synchronize
mailboxes between two imap servers. Good at IMAP migration.
I too have been searching for a way to sync virtual mailboxes (not mail
spools) across two or more remote mail servers for a while now, but
havnt been able to find a solution I like.
I will be following this thread with interest. Let us know what you
conclude please!
Thanks, Andy
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