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- Notes and Details for NT SMTP Gateway Setup:
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- 1. You need to upgrade the NT postoffice using Microsoft's
- "PostOffice Upgrade for Microsoft Windows for Workgroups"
- Part No. 0684499V320. Available from Datacomm Warehouse for about $340.
- This includes mail remote and AT+T mail connection as well.
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- You want to be carefull when doing the upgrade to make sure that
- the Postoffice name and other details are what you want, the default
- values are probably no good.
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- Also, you need to make sure your netowrk name is less than 9 characters.
- My original domain name was FROSTBITE-FALLS and this just didn't work.
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- 2. Once you've upgraded the postoffice, you then simply run the install.exe
- that came with the gateway. This installs the services and sets up a
- couple of config files under \WGPO\smtp. The config files are explained
- in the readme with the gateway.
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- 3. After installing the gateway, you need to start the SMTP gateway
- service under the control panel->services setup. If you want logging
- set the startup parameters to something like -Ci -Lacsya -MR -MS.
- This will give you lots of nice logging.
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- 4. To send mail out to the great information cowpath (aka internet), you
- will need to add an address in your own address book. Click on the
- card file, then select SMTP. this will allow you to enter an alias and
- an internet style address.
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- 5. To do any postoffice administration, you will need a DOS !! machine
- that has the postoffice drive connected as m:, with another network drive
- connected to the postoffice as well. You HAVE to run the admin.exe from a
- DOS machine, you can't run it under NT DOS shell, nor can you use the
- Postoffice manager that is under the mail menu.
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- Good luck if anyone else out there wants to give it a try, and thanks again
- to everyone for the help.
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- I forgot one thing... It "leaks" memory and you will have to stop and restart
- it, probably once a day. The best way to do that is with an "at" job.
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- ie, at ~~~~~ net stop "smtp gateway"
- at ~~~~~ net start "smtp gateway"
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- gerry@oki.com
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