because I just tried to PING yahoo.com (from a command line) and couldn't.
That means my iSeries can't talk directly to the web, right?
Be careful w/ping. If you can ping, it's a good indication that the connection is valid (obviously), but if the ping is unsuccessful that doesn't mean the connection is bad. Many sites (try cnn.com) drop the ICMP packets needed for ping to work on the floor, so the lack of a ping resonse isn't always an indication that the connection is off.
As for the SMTP server, a good "default" would be localhost, as it will work, I'd guess, 70% of the time. Also, make sure that whatever server you use, the server is configured to allow relaying as you'll be asking it to deliver messages for users that aren't local to it. There's nothing wrong with allowing relay, so long as it's not open-relay on the 'net. :)
-Walden
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