[SATLUG] Attn: Bob Tracy

[Geoff]

Alex Bartonek wrote:
> --- Geoff <geoff at w5omr.shacknet.nu> wrote:
>
>   
>> (I run my own mailserver here, as well).
>>     
>
> I thought about doing the same.. so you have a
> seperate pc or somethin running @ your house?  Do you
> ever lose any email?  What if the server goes down?
>   

The isp is TW cable.  The domain name is from dyndns.org. 
The server is Linux, and acts as a 
firewall/gateway/router/file-web-ssh-mail server running SuSE Linux 10.0 
in runlevel 3.

Mail servers will, for up to 3 days (normally) try to send mail to the 
intended mta.  When it finally gives up, then that server is probably 
down. 

My current uptime is 

: > uptime
  9:39am  up 54 days 22:28,  3 users,  load average: 0.02, 0.02, 0.00

I don't lose mail (that I know of) and if the server goes down, it's 
either me that's rebooted it, or some idjit has decided that things are 
'too normal' and goes running into a power line, or something.

I know, I know.. "UPS!"  Iv'e got one here, and it worked for a long 
time... it don't work anymore, and I've just not been able to justify 
buying a new one, at this time.

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Clause who gets billed for his services 
in January.

"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished".


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