Hello all,

Ok. Currently, I live in the same house with my parents. I have a server here which is our web, mail, file, etc server. I use sendmail.

I am moving to a new house, and I will be taking the server there. What I would like to know is this. My father would like to still get his e-mail from locally on the LAN like he does now. Obviously, if I move the server to the new house, he will be getting it remotely by connecting to the server there, and that is what he would like to avoid.

Is it possible to build a new machine for this house and have e-mails that are sent to HIS address be forwarded from the current server (which will be in the new house) to the new machine built here?

What I mean is this. Currently, e-mails are sent to any one family member here: john, chris, nancy, sam, jonathan. But, I now move the server to the new house. John and Nancy remain here. I would like the server in the new house send THEIR e-mails to another machine that I will build here, so that when they check their e-mail, it is actually looking at the new machine here (since THAT is where their mail will end up) instead of going across the web to access the server at my new house.

Is this possible (I'm sure it is), and how do I do it?

Thanks!

Chris

Hi Chris!

Of course that you need if possible.
But, before I can help you please inform:

-are you using in your servers DNS?
-are you using sendmail?
-wich be the media connection between the two servers?

Regards
Andres,
Argentina

Yes

Yes
Cable connection going to each home.

Thanks!

Chris

Hi! Sorry for the delay ...

Imagine that:
-- Server 1: server1.nonexistantdomain.com
-- Server 2: server2.nonexistantdomain.com

User jhon@nonexistantdomain.com exists in Server1, your really mailbox is jhon@server1.nonexistantdomain.com
User laura@nonexistantdomain.com exists in Server2, your really mailbox is laura@server2.nonexistantdomain.com

Server1 and Server2 are up and fully-functionally DNS (with fixed IPs).

Server1 and Server2 handles the mail for domain @litoralnorte.com.ar, but some users exists in Server1 and other users exists in Server2

You need to mantain phisically users only in one server. Ej: if user "jhon" exists at side of Server1, will be only exists at Server1.

Delete the users at the other side.

Next, configure this:
For send mails to laura from the side of Server1:
- /etc/aliases
add the line
laura: laura@server2.nonexistantdomain.com

For send mails to jhon@nonexistantdomain.com from the side of Server2:
- /etc/aliases
add the line
jhon: jhon@server2.nonexistantdomain.com


Exist a very fast method that this, but for your need... can be work OK...
For the outside world, this configuration does not generate any conflicts. The internet users not need to know the real ubication of your users... :P

Im waiting for your comments. You can send messages to my email: andresu at litoralnorte.com.ar

Regards,
Andres S Urzagasti
http://www.litoralnorte.com.ar/

Thanks,

I'll check it out and get back to you. Seems pretty straightforward. This isn't going to happen for a few months, though. I just wanted to get a jump on learning how to do it!

Chris