I wrote ...
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From: Thomas V Thomas
Date: Fri Jun 13 12:44:17 1997
To: Alpha-OSF-Managers_at_ORNL.GOV
Subject: Shifting from one Mail Server to another ...
Hi everybody,
We have two mail servers running on the same domain, but with different
addresses,
ie: thomastv_at_rrv1.dnet.dupont.com
thomastv_at_rra1.rr.dupont.com
I have an account on both the machines. But i would like the messages sent to
the first address, be automatically delivered at the second address.
Can it be possible, even if the first machine is shutdown or offline, as both
are on the same domain.
This way we can slowly phase out from one system to the other without changing
all the e-mail addresses.
Thanks
Thomas V Thomas
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Solution :
I have summarized the replies below. The solution offered by Mr. Ed Murphy
was really what I was looking for. Thanks to all below for helping me out.
Ed Murphy
Shawn Caron
Hans Kowallik
Sheryl A. Campbell
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>
>From: Murphy, Ed
>Date: Fri Jun 13 16:13:31 1997
>To: "'Thomas V Thomas'" <thomastv_at_rra1.rr.dupont.com>
>Subject: RE: Shifting from one Mail Server to another ...
>
>Hello Thomas,
> Normally a mail hub would be used that would serve dupont.com . You
>would then have an alias file would map 'user_at_dupont.com' to the
>appropriate mail server. For instance:
>
> Thomas.Thomas: thomastv_at_rra1.rr.dupont.com
>
> The obvious advantage to this is you can move users across servers and
>they don't need to distribute their new address to people the exchange
>messages with. The drawback is that it requires a significant effort to
>implement i.e. directory syncs and duplicate name resolution, but the
>benefit are worth it.
> If this is not possible an alternative is to build an alias file on the
>system that you are migrating off and set the alias to be the address
>that you are migrating to For instance on rrv1.dnet.dupont.com:
>
> thomastv: thomastv_at_rra1.rr.dupont.com
>
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Received on Tue Jun 24 1997 - 19:34:07 NZST