Thanks Vaughn - this looks very helpful and I will try it soon as I can and
let you know what happens. I will email you privately re: local stuff
Joe
----- Original Message -----
From: Vaughn Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 1999 11:56 PM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] New user hopes for help
> Answers intermingled below... led by ***
>
>
> > Our server name is mccnt40srv. Our registered domain name is
> > mdchildcare.org. I have entered the domain name as
> > mccnt40srv.mdchildcare.org in the imail setup. I have not entered info
in
> > the DNS tab of NT - should I? and if so in what form? I created a
virtual
> > host called mdchildcare.org.
>
> *** in the host field enter mccnt40srv
> -in the domain field enter mdchildcare.org
> -If you set IMAIL up as "mccnt40srv.mdchildcare.org" then you should not
> have a virtual server set up as "mdchildcare.org" but rather make
> "mdchildcare.org" an alias of the main server. See the IMAIL admin guide
> for details on that if you do not know what I mean on that.
>
>
> > I am installing imail on our nt 4.0 server. So far I (sort of) can send
> and
> > receive mail via the imail client but not in outlook express 4.x.
Replies
> > do not work in either client.
>
>
> > Usually to set up an account in Outlook Express you name the smtp and
pop
> > servers in the account properties. What does one enter there for imail?
>
> *** Same thing... OE will not be happy with machine "names" unless they
are
> real DNS or Net BIOS "resolvable" names. To test the "resolvability" of a
> Machine name bring up a dos box and type "ping <machine name>" (ex. ping
> mccnt40srv.mdchildcare.org). If you get a message that xx is not a valid
IP
> address then it is not a resolvable name. You can enter the IP address
(in
> OE) until the name is resolvable and that will work. The IMAIL server
must
> be working for you to get mail in and out via outlook express. You must
> make sure that you can telnet in to the box (start, run, "telnet
> mccnt40srv.mdchildcare.org 25" or "telnet <IP Address> 25" (25 tells it
> which port to connect to). You should see...
>
> 220 X1 NT-ESMTP Server <your server name> (IMail 5.04 123-1)
>
> or similar
>
> if you get no response or
>
> 220-ssi-nt2.swiftsystems.com Microsoft SMTP MAIL ready at Wed, 16 Jun 1999
> 23:47
> :59 -0400 Version: 5.5.1877.197.19
> 220 ESMTP spoken here
>
> (Evil Microsoft SMTP service that loads with option pack), then you are
not
> up and running yet. The IMAIL client seems to work even if this is not
all
> right, so keep testing with OE.
>
>
> > I tried putting the ip number in there and oe did not choke on it but on
> the
> > other hand it didnt pick up the mail either. I tried putting the name
> > "mdchildcare.org" in and oe did choke on it.
>
> ***it is the "resolvable" name issue again.
> >
> > So far this setup is all internal - we are getting an always on
connection
> > to our isp in the next few weeks but right now this just on our LAN.
> >
>
> Charm Net?
> I work part time for several ISP's in MD as a systems design and
integration
> consultant. I am not hawking from the list, but would it be rude of me to
> ask off line what kind of deal they are giving you? I learned about IMAIL
> from Swift Systems www.swiftsystems.com another MD based firm. They do
> small business and the likes. I just like to know the market is where my
> customers are doing business and I won't try to sell you anything. Also
> means you must not be far from me so if you are going to use the IMAIL
> server heavy we will have stay in touch. I have it going in three shops
> now... Two rave over it, and the other just likes it a lot. It is
> definitely the best mail server out there for the money.
>
> > So - any help on setup? All suggestions and advice gratefully
> > appreciated......
> >
>
> ***Sorry about the talkstream there... caught me on a night when my typin'
> fingers were going strong. Good Luck
> -V
>
>
>
>
