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File: 00readme.txt Version 3.0 16-Apr-1995
Niel Kempson <kempson@snowyowl.co.uk>
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Configuring the Warp Internet Access Kit for SMTP Mail
======================================================
Contents
--------
1. Introduction
2. Warning
3. Files included in this kit
4. Where to get this kit
5. Important assumptions
6. Future enhancements
7. Acknowledgements
8. Change log
1. Introduction
---------------
The Internet Access Kit (IAK) accompanying the new OS/2 Warp 3 provides a
useful set of utilities for accessing the Internet. The IAK provides
clients for finger, FTP, Gopher, POP-mail, telnet, Web plus lots of
useful debugging tools (iptrace, ping, nslookup etc).
IBM has attempted to make Internet access as easy as possible via their
(revenue generating) Advantis network service and has configured the IAK
software accordingly. This is fine if you use Advantis or have a
supplier who works in the same way, but if you don't and want to use the
IAK, you're forced to configure the software in a way that is
"unsupported" by IBM. Advantis subscribers use the Post Office Protocol
(POP) to exchange their e-mail with an Advantis server machine which then
exchanges their e-mail with the outside world.
Many Internet access providers prefer to deliver mail to subscribers
using the standard SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) services rather
than POP - a notable example is Demon Internet Services in the UK (20,000
subscribers in January 1995 and rising at 10% a month). The provider
benefits from using SMTP rather than POP because he doesn't need to
provide a permanent mailbox account for each subscriber and the
subscriber benefits because he can use as many mail user IDs as he wants
to.
This small kit describes how to set up your Warp/IAK system to exchange
mail with the outside world using SMTP rather than POP.
The instructions are by no means comprehensive and they are probably
unclear in places so please feed back any constructive suggestions
(including typos) so that I can improve this kit.
2. Warning
----------
The standard Warp/IAK setup assumes that you will be using POP to
exchange your e-mail with Advantis. If you're not sure that you need to
use SMTP, please check whether your provider supports POP before acting
on the recommendations in this kit. IBM will certainly tell you that
using Warp/IAK with SMTP is unsupported, but if you need SMTP support,
you have little/no choice.
If you're an Advantis customer, you use POP and don't need this kit for
your Advantis connection.
If you're a Demon Internet customer, you will need this kit unless you
have paid up for the POP delivery service - it's an extra UKP 180 a year
so you'll know :-)
3. Files included in this Kit
-----------------------------
This kit comprises a small number of ASCII text files:
00readme.txt this file
sendmail.hf a sample sendmail help file
sendmail.txt instructions for configuring and testing sendmail
sendmail.uml a sample sendmail configuration file that you'll
need to customise before using UltiMail/2 Lite
with SMTP
ultimail.faq UltiMail/2 Lite frequently asked questions list
recently posted to comp.os.os2.tcp-ip by Jorgen
Slings <jslings@ibm.net> of the IBM EMEA Internet
HelpDesk
ultimail.txt instructions for configuring and testing
UltiMail/2 Lite
umail.pro example client profile file for UltiMail/2 Lite
umailsrv.pro example server profile file for UltiMail/2 Lite
4. Where to get this kit
------------------------
Although this kit may find itself propagating around the net, it has two
"home" locations where it may be obtained by anonymous FTP:
ftp.demon.co.uk:/pub/os2/tcpip/umsmtp##.zip
hobbes.nmsu.edu:/os2/network/umsmtp##.zip
where ## is the version number - currently 03. When I produce new versions
of this kit, I will upload them to these two FTP sites and announce the
release in the comp.os.os2.announce, comp.os.os2.network.tcp-ip and
demon.ip.support.os2 news groups.
If you don't have FTP access, I will be happy to e-mail you a MIME or
UUencoded copy of the kit.
5. Important assumptions
------------------------
Throughout this kit, I have assumed that the IAK has been installed in
its default location of C:\TCPIP, and UltiMail/2 Lite is installed in
C:\TCPIP\UMAIL.
If your setup is different, you need to check carefully that the
drive/directory specifications in the included configuration files are
edited to reflect your setup. The files containing drive/directory
specifications are:
sendmail.uml
umail.pro
umailsrv.pro
6. Future enhancements
----------------------
I can think of some useful things to add to this kit in due course:
o remove ambiguities and typos - your feedback needed for this :-)
o add instructions for configuring and supporting other mail
clients (CMail, Elm, LAMail & PCElm spring to mind)
Your suggestions and examples would be appreciated.
7. Acknowledgements
-------------------
I had some very useful and constructive feedback from a few readers of
the first kit and they have helped me to understand the problems and
fixes better. The result is this kit which should be much more helpful
than the first version. In practice, the common bugs reported by
many users will soon be replaced by much more esoteric problems :-)
Thanks to (especially):
Professor Traci Collins <tcollins@bridget.newcastle.co.us>
Bruce S Marshall <nrs0099@nj0040.auto.rockwell.com>
and also to:
Richard Ashton <richard@corixia.demon.co.uk>
Richard Cannon <richard@rcannons.demon.co.uk>
David Jackson <david@ixion.demon.co.uk>
David G McNamara <david@sparkler.demon.co.uk>
Keith Walter <keith@tuffley.demon.co.uk>
8. Change log
-------------
1.0 [27-Nov-1994] Niel Kempson <snowyowl.co.uk>
Initial Version.
2.0 [04-Feb-1995] Niel Kempson <snowyowl.co.uk>
Extensively revised following feedback and Sendmail &
UltiMail-specific stuff separated out into their own files.
3.0 [16-Apr-1995] Niel Kempson <snowyowl.co.uk>
Further clarifications for some bits that evidently weren't clear
enough :-(
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