Re: [cobalt-users] Does restarting mail server los mail ? (RaQ3)

[Andy Brown <andy.brown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<snip>
> Every now and then my mail server needs to be restarted and the RaQ3
> rebooted.  If the mail server has not been responding for 3 hours, and I
> restart my mail server and reboot, will I lose all my messages from the
> missing 3 hour period?
>
> My thought is that most mail servers will keep trying to send for a few
> days so I should get everything from that missing period over the next few
> hours or so.  Is this correct?
>
> I just want to make sure I'm not losing anyones mail when I restart and
> reboot.
</snip>

Yes you are correct, while the server is unavailable the remote servers will 
queue then deliver. Try it out, add yourself an alias, wait for failure then 
mail youself!

BUT, i'd determine why the mail server is doing this, I've got a RaQ3i here 
that has 31 uptime so far and runs quite a busy email/web service on it.
Have you checked /var/log/maillog before/after the problem to see whats wrong. 
Can you ssh in while its down? Try telnetting to the server on port 25 and 
see what error you get.

I'd seriously track this one down!!

Regards,
Andy
andy@xxxxxxxxxx
http://www.raqpak.com/