[CentOS] Sendmail problem - baffled

Jussi Hirvi listmember at greenspot.fi
Tue May 15 21:59:50 UTC 2012


On 16.5.2012 0.37, Frank Cox wrote:
> What's the point of that?  (Genuine question.)
>
> One server here, one across town,  or even two separate boxes in a single room
> -- sure.  But in the same box?  If the the box is on fire, now you're out both
> your main and your backup server.
>
> I must be missing something; what is it?

No, you are right. However, two servers still are better than one. There 
are cases when one of them is down but not the other. And later, if I 
get another box, I can move the vm there easily.

However, let's not get sidetracked too deep in this.

- Jussi



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