5 Mar
2005
5 Mar
'05
6:42 p.m.
Doc Shipley <doc at mdrconsult.com> wrote:
Anybody who has access to the skills and time to run a
mail server most likely has access to a *Tah-Dah* backup server. It's
trivial if you have nameservice control of your domain. If you don't,
you shouldn't be running your own mail at all.
Again, who gave you the right to dictate so? Yes, as the sole owner of
Harhan Engineering Company I of course have total control of the Harhan.ORG
and Harhan.COM domains, but why in the hell should I spend money on a
backup server just because YOU decree so?
Many many many original ARPANET sites did just fine with one single mail
server for the organisation. It was a Classic computer, like a VAX-11/780
running 4.2 BSD UNIX, or a FOONLY running TENEX, or whatever. They were
kept up diligently with tender loving care, just like I maintain my VAXen,
but boards DO go bad sometimes, and PROPER hardware troubleshooting (the
kind that Tony Duell practices) takes more than 35 min.
MS