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Robert Jones
Robert Jones

Reputation: 408

Send or receive email if server get downtime

I need some help as I have got a problem with sending and receiving my emails on my own server. I'm renting a virtual private server to allow me to host my own server and I can be able to send and receive the emails with no problem. But I have got a small problem because when someone try to send me an email and I try to send them an email, I would not be able to send or receive the email if the server get downtime.

I want to know how I can be able to send or receive the email if my server get downtime?

Do I need to buy additional IP Address or get another server to back up that if my server get downtime or what?

Or do I need to find a web host to allow me to host my domain and create email account so I could be able to send and receive the emails without I don't have to worry about anything if my server get downtime?

I don't want to get another server as it have cost me $20 per month and I don't want to get another web host to rent just for email. I want to use one server as it's cheaper for me. If you know how I can be able send or receive the emails if my server get downtime, I would appreciate for the useful information.

I am using gmail to send or receive my own domain email for free.

Any advice would be much appreciate.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 456

Answers (2)

Pallavi
Pallavi

Reputation: 31

Emails can be sent only if your server is up and running. The sender or the receiver gets notified when the email gets bounced back. The only thing you can do is just wait for the server to run normally.

Upvotes: 0

J. Blackadar
J. Blackadar

Reputation: 1951

If you are hosting your own e-mail server, use a local e-mail client and POP3/IMAP with your server. If a message is unable to be sent due to your server being down, it will be held in the program's outbox until the server is back up and running. Unfortunately this is the downside of hosting your own e-mail. There is no way of sending/receiving e-mail without a working server, just as it is impossible to send/receive phone calls if your phone line was cut.

Upvotes: 1

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