Daniel,
ok, no NT DB, but what about several Imail machines going into the same
ODBC database and user tables.
Does each Imail machine keep a private trace of which externally held mail
accounts are "local" to itself? or can each Imail machine see the single
ODBC user table as belonging to itself?
Len
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>Angel,
>
>You CANNOT use the NT DB for the 2 machines. This would cause each system to
>have the same set of users on each and if a message comes to 1, it will put
>the message into that machines users mailbox. The user would have to check
>BOTH machines to see all of his mail (assuming each has an equal chance of
>being the receiver when mail is incoming). If you use a different DB, then
>you would add some users to 1 computer and the rest to the other.
>
>Daniel Donnelly
>Ipswitch Technical Support
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Angel Castillo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 10:27 AM
>Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Peer List Servers
>
>
> > Len,
> >
> > Ok, I understand that each machine will have it's own hostname, but what
>I'm
> > still not clear on is how IMail will determine what accounts are on let's
> > say machine 1 vs. machine 2? Oh wait a minute...it's determined by how
>many
> > users I switch to point to the other box (hostname) by configuring their
> > e-mail clients to point to that box right? So in reality...both machines
> > are using the same NT database on our domain that it's on, but the
>accounts
> > that are verified on each machine are based off what users have in their
> > e-mail clients in regards to which one their accessing for mail...is that
> > correct?
> >
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> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Len Conrad
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 2:53 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Peer List Servers
> >
> >
> >
> > >Ok, I understand what needs to be done in order to configure IMail as a
> > Peer
> > >Server. What's not very clear is how do I split the user accounts on my
> > >domain to be identified on each server? I mean the whole concept of peer
> > >servers is that it's on the same domain but each server holds a portion
>of
> > >the user accounts.
> >
> > Same domain, ok, but different hostnames. The user accounts database
> > remains private to each peered Imail server.
> >
> > >Well, if both IMail servers are BDC's and they both
> > >share the NT database with our PDC how do we split them up once the
>servers
> > >are configured as Peer Servers, so that they each have a portion of the
> > >database? Or does each server pretty much share the same user database?
> >
> > Imail peering addresses one very specific issue, and that is only
> > load-sharing of inbound SMTP traffic among 2 or more Imail machines. The
> > Imail machines will then use VRFY to find the Imail machine where the user
> > account is. This requires enabling VRFY on all Imail machines, which is
> > not advisable in general as VRFY is used by spammers for harvesting mail
> > accounts.
> >
> > There is no sharing of a unified a Imail accounts database between Imail
> > peered servers, even if those Imail accounts are stored on the same
> > physical, external-to-Imail database.
> >
> > Each Imail server maintains and knows about only its own mail accounts
> > independently of the other peered Imail servers, no matter where/how those
> > accounts are stored.
> >
> > Imail users must still know and use the hostname of the Imail machine
>where
> > their account is. Imail peering does operate for web messaging, POP3, or
> > SMTP AUTH.
> >
> > Len
> >
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