John R Pierce wrote: > Karanbir Singh wrote: >> email is essentially an on-disk setup, so just setup any software you >> want ( I recommend roundcube over squirrelmail as a nice web >> interface - basic, but usable ). >> >> Just put the email storage on the drbd mounted drive and you should >> be ok. >> > > drbd is asynchronous replication, isn't it? so if the active > 'master' fails just as its written and acknowledged an incoming > message, that message could be lost if the replication hasn't > completed by the time of failure ? > > > _______________________________________________ Well, that's one of the problems I foresee, but also the fact that each email has a unique message ID, so I don't know if the backup server will pickup the changed messages ID's or not? I have been thinking of running a MySQL backed mail server, but have a feeling it will have a heavy impact on performance -- Kind Regards Rudi Ahlers CEO, SoftDux Web: http://www.SoftDux.com Check out my technical blog, http://blog.softdux.com for Linux or other technical stuff, or visit http://www.WebHostingTalk.co.za for Web Hosting stuff