On Wed, 7 Oct 1998, Glynn Clements wrote:
>
> Chan Foo Bang wrote:
>
> > Currently, i have a mail server(Server1) running on linux box. The
> > domainame is abc.net.my. This Server1 is also runing a DNS. So the current
> > configuration is OK and all the mail go to this server. Every user have
> > their mail box in this mail server and the user will read their mail using
> > POP3 on this linux box. Well, now, we want to transfer this mail server to
> > Netscape Messenger for certain reason ( NOT because linux is not good -- in
> > fact linux sendmail work fine all the while). So now the mail server is
> > Server2 running a MTA from Netscape Messenger.
>
> > How to instruct linux box to divert all the mail (user@abc.net.my) to this
> > Server2? Is it only need to modify the DNS under MX record to point to
> > Server2? I have try this MX record.. Here is what i change on the DNS under
> > MX record.
>
> > IN MX 10 mail.abc.net.my.
> > mail IN A 202.XX.XX.XX <----------------- the Server2 IP
>
> > When i send a mail to user1@abc.net.my, the mail go to Server1 ( the old
> > mail server). BUT when i send mail to user1@mail.abc.net.my, the mail route
> > to Server2 (where it is what i want). But i want the user mail to be
> > user1@abc.net.my ( NOT user1@mail.abc.net.my)
>
> The above should be sufficient (unless there's something that you're
> omitting to mention).
>
> However, bear in mind that when you make changes to your DNS
> configuration, it takes some time before other DNS servers will expire
> any cached data which they have. In the meantime, they will continue
> to provide the old data.
>
> The exact period is determined by the last number in the SOA record.
>
> Also, if you change the zone files on the primary (master) nameserver,
> but forget to increment the serial number, any secondary (slave)
> nameservers will continue to provide the old data.
>
> --
> Glynn Clements <glynn@sensei.co.uk>
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