Re: Qmail-Toster Backup/Restore.
Hello,
On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 00:28:23 -0800 (PST), Alvin Oga
<aoga@ns.linux-consulting.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Sun, 27 Feb 2005, kernel wrote:
>
> > Hello All:
> >
> > I have installed a Qmail-Toaster Mail Server in ma office, I have
> > recieved a new machine for Mail Server " with all different Specs, as
> > compaire to current Mail Server Machine". I want to migrate all
> > accounts and mails to new machine. :(
> >
> > I cant find any Backup and Restore Procedure for it. please help me
> > out, that how can I replace old machine with new one. (if any howto is
> > available)
> >
> > Step-wise procedure is highly appriciated :)
>
> 1. Hire somebody that you can "shoot" if something goes wrong
>
> - this whole process is roughly about 1hr each step ...
> but the work is done over a week or two
>
> 2. assuming, you and the company is willing to take the risk of email not
> working for a while, you should do some basic stuff in the proper
> sequence
>
> - make a 100% backup of the current system
I d'nt know How-to backup :(
if you have put me in haven
>
> - save the current disk ... onto another disk
>
> 3. setup the "new toaster" best you know how
> - create your own acct to the new toaster
> - send yourself emails
> - reply to your own emails
> - repeat from your gmail.com acct
>
> - move your real acct to new toaster and try to send/
> receive your real emails
How I will restore that backup disk :(
>
> - study the config of the old mail server ( disk )
> and merge the critical email related files into the new toaster
>
> 4. add antispam and antivirus and any other mail goodies you want
> - harden the mail server so that its not hackable
> ( lots o tricks to do and not do )
>
> - setup your new autoresponders ( info@.... abuse@ ..
> webmaster@.. )
>
> 5. move some of the smarter folks from the old mail server to the
> new mail server and take a vacation for 2-3 days or be available
> 24x7 for 2-3 days ( make the changes on sunday to give yourself time )
>
> - now is a good time to change from pop3 to secure pop3,
> or secure imap
>
> - now is a good time to get rid of support for win95/win98 based
> mail programs that people are still using
>
> 6. after a week of trouble free operation, move the rest of the company
> to the new server
>
> 7. keep the old mail server as a backup to the new mail server
>
> c ya
> alvin
>
>
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