Re: [cobalt-users] Different IP address for domain mail &website

[Gerald Waugh <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Friday 24 May 2002 12:32 am, David Lucas wrote:
> At 12:26 PM 5/23/2002, you wrote:
> >David,
> >
> >Yes, the web site is moving to another server.  If I understand what you
> > are saying.  If I change the host name of the mail server from "www" to
> > "mail", the email users need to change their incoming & outgoing server
> > names to "mail.domainname.com."  Right now users put in the server names
> > as "domainname.com without the  term "mail" in before.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Nancy
>
> That is what I was saying.  You apparently have it set up for www and "no
> host" with the domainname.com.  If they are moving the ability to access
> the web server to another machine and want to view pages using
> domainname.com and www.domainname.com, then the mail server needs a new
> name.  The most common I guess is "mail".  It would have to be set up in
> the dns with the mx record.  The Raq2 would have to also be changed to
> reflect the change.  Someone with a Raq2 would be a better help there.  And
> yes, everyone would have to change the mail server names as you stated.
>

This brings up an issue, when you setup a server, always use a host name for 
the mail server. Makes it easier to move it, without making the users change 
their configurations. I always use pop and smtp that way either pop, smtp or 
both can be moved.

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