>When I initially setup imail, I entered the host name of "mydomain.com"

correct

>instead of "mail.mydomain.com."

>I realize now that these are both fully
>qualified domain names

>hence, when I try to toggle to iCalender from
>imail's webmail, I receive an error because it is querying mydomain:port
>instead of mail.mydomain:port. Note that mydomain.com links to our website
>which is outsourced.

ah, the A record for mydomain.com is elsewhere. ok.

The hostnames and their aliases in Imail define which @recipientdomain 
Imail will treat as local. The Imail hostnames and their aliases can have 
any ip's assigned to them in DNS, as you found out.

>The problem is that I need to change it. When I enter the configuration menu
>and simply type in "mail." in front of the existing host name and click
>'apply,' it displays a warning: '...system may function erratically....' Can
>I safely ignore this message? or is there truely some adverse consequences -
>such as imail database corruption or others? If a problem, how may I solve
>this without having to start from scratch? Thanks for your help.

FAQ, see the knowledge base.

Len


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