Re: POP3 -- MIDRANGE-L

Thanks Jim.  What my problem was that when I set up my SMTP names on the 
AS/400, I
didn't include the machine name.  The help text made it sound like all you 
should have
is the userid and the domain name.  So, as you state SMTP was listening, but 
when it
did get something, it didn't know where to send it.  It might have been nice to 
have an
error log or something. I could see that stuff was getting out to SMTP, but 
POP3 wasn't
getting it.  Once I included the machine name along with the domain name in the
directory entries, this works like a champ.

    The AS/400 is a great machine.



Jim Langston wrote:

> Any POP3 server should be pointed to by it's TCP/IP name,
> whether that is a DNS name (as400.mydomain.com), IP address
> (192.168.0.1), a local network name (as400) or as the same (local)
> machine (127.0.0.1 or localhost).  As long as they all resolve to an
> IP address, you are fine.  It doesn't matter what machine a POP3
> server runs on, you get to it through it's IP name.  POP3 automatically
> uses port 110 which is what the AS/400 should be listening on.  The
> SMTP server (outgoing mail) listens on port 25.  Neither of these
> ports need to be specified in your client, as they are the standard.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim Langston
>
> Pete Massiello wrote:
>
> > We would like to set up a Pop3 server on our AS/400 running V4R3 to handle 
>some
> > internal mail and calendaring using MS Outlook.  Basically, we want to use
> > Outlook to do some groupware calendaring, but it requires a mail server to
> > "interface" each persons calendars.  We do not want to integrate our 
>external
> > email (Internet), which is handled by our ISP.  So, I thought I would 
>configure
> > the POP3 server on the AS/400.  But I went through green screens and Ops 
>Nav, and
> > it seems like there has to be more to it than 1 page of questions.
> >
> >     Perhaps it is not any more difficult, and it is configured.  On the MS
> > Outlook (or for that matter any email client) how do you refer to the AS/400
> > Pop3?  Do you just give the AS/400 name?  Is there any good documentation 
>(Yes,
> > Yes, I know the jokes on documentation) for configuring this?
> >
> >     How does MSF play, as well as SMTP?  It interesting we always here how 
>the
> > AS/400 can do this and that, but its always hard to find a place that shows 
>you,
> > in a step by step approach to doing this. I tried the AS/400 home page, but 
>to no
> > avail, it is created by Marketing people.  Any help is appreciated.
> >
> > Pete Massiello
> > OS Solutions International
> > Phone: (203)-744-7854  Ext 11.
> > http://www.os-solutions.com
> > mailto:pmassiello@os-solutions.com
>
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Pete Massiello
OS Solutions International
Phone: (203)-744-7854  Ext 11.
http://www.os-solutions.com
mailto:pmassiello@os-solutions.com


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