Configuring e-mail

To set up e-mail on your system, you need to configure TCP/IP, set up Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) and Post Office Protocol (POP) servers, and start the e-mail servers.

• Accessing e-mail servers with iSeries Navigator
  You can use iSeries™ Navigator to configure and manage Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) and Post Office Protocol (POP) e-mail servers.

• Configuring TCP/IP for e-mail
  You need to set up TCP/IP before you can configure e-mail on your i5/OS^® operating system.

• Configuring Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and Post Office Protocol servers for e-mail
  To use e-mail, you need to configure Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) and Post Office Protocol (POP) servers on your system.

• Enrolling e-mail users
  You need to create user profiles to enroll e-mail users.

• Starting and stopping e-mail servers
  Start the required servers to ensure that everything works properly and that all the configuration changes you made take place. Sometimes, it might be necessary for you to restart the servers. This can be done by stopping the servers, and then completing the steps to start the servers again.

• Configuring a dial-up mail connection profile
  If you do not have AT&T Global Network support, first configure a mail connection profile.

• Configuring the ISP Dial-up Connection wizard
  You need to configure a dial-up connection profile before using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) scheduler function to send large amounts of e-mail through an Internet service provider.

• Scheduling batch ISP e-mail jobs
  To limit the time required to establish a connection, you can schedule mail dial-up jobs to connect to your Internet service provider (ISP) at regular intervals.

• Configuring the SMTP server for dial-up mail retrieval
  You can use the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server to receive mail for remote dial-up branch offices.

• Supporting multiple domains
  You can configure your Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server to support multiple domains in order to host ISP functions.

• Securing e-mail
  You can use firewalls, restrict relays and connections, and filter out viruses to help secure e-mail.

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Simple Mail Transfer Protocol on i5/OS Planning for e-mail