>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 http://MenAndMice.com/DNS-training http://BIND8NT.MEIway.com : ISC BIND 8.2.4 for NT4 & W2K http://IMGate.MEIway.com : Build free, hi-perf, anti-abuse mail gateways Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
