Re: Routing SMTP mail to Domino on Windows

[gregg.eldred@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Rob:

Thanks for the reply.

domino400-bounces+gregg.eldred=ns-tech.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 
01/11/2005 11:42:27 AM:

> 1)  We upgraded from that older version of fax to Domino Fax for iSeries 

> (this IS supported) because we were having so many problems and our CEO 
> begged us to get off of Windows and on to the iSeries (gotta love that). 

> We still have some Brooktrout boards in case you need backup.  Granted, 
> Domino Fax for iSeries isn't flawless and the support is on a call back 
> only.
> 
point well taken.

> 2)  Are you trying to fax from your iSeries by sending email 
applications? 
>  For example, fax a po by having your CL program do a SNDDST to your Fax 

> for Domino and then have it fax out?  I think at this time you should 
look 
> at a native fax solution.  Like Facsimile Support/400 or one of the 
third 
> party products.  I think someone on one of the lists bought either 
Domino 
> Fax for iSeries or Facsimile Support/400 and somehow got the one to do 
the 
> function of both.  We just bought both and avoided the hoops.  By the 
way, 
> you get the same IBM personnel for help on either product, and both call 

> back only.
> 
that is it exactly. But they don't want to buy something else, but rather 
use the existing Domino Fax solution on Windows. Your note here pretty 
much confirms what I thought could be the stumbling block.

> 3)  I don't believe that our outbound email from SNDDST, SNDEMAIL, 
> QTmmSendMail, etc go through any of our Domino servers, but instead go 
out 
> directly.  We spoof a Domino address for the from address to avoid 
having 
> the iSeries native support trying to handle incoming email.
> 
we are currently sending directly out from the iSeries to the internet. 
They were just thinking "why?" and if we can get the iSeries to submit an 
e-mail to the Fax Server on Windows, then we can have Customer Service 
select either e-mail or fax, and have the iSeries route the message to the 
appropriate server (or just to Domino and let it determine either internet 
or fax).

I think that you are right. If we want e-mail and fax to go out from the 
iSeries, get the fax software on the iSeries and call it a day. Better 
than burning a lot of time on something and then discovering that it 
doesn't work (and have upset people, too). :-)

Thanks for the reply.

Gregg