RE: mail server changing machines
For what it's worth this is how I did it:
Since I only had 100 users I added them new. If you have more users you
will want to script this.
Then I copied the contents of the squirrelmail data directory to my new
machine.
Since I already had samba on both boxes I then copied the /home directory
from old box to new box. When all was copied over, I called the ISP and had
them change the MX record to point to the new box. After that was done, I
did a final check for any missed messages and copied them across.
Once again if you have allot of users, you will definitely want to script
out some of this.
I had no downtime, and no lost mail.
-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Smith [mailto:Nick@ComputerNick.com]
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 3:16 PM
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: mail server changing machines
im going to be moving my mail server to another machine, and moving it off
site at another location (more bandwidth). what would the easiest way and
least down time way of doing that? i have the other machine already
installed debian and updated stable, courier is installed, squirrelmail,
etc, can i just copy over the config files and the Mailbox folders in each
account and have it work? i really dont want to have to go through the
hassle of reconfiguring everything and risk alot of downtime if i dont
have to.
TIA
nick
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