Planning for e-mail

Before setting up e-mail, you should have a basic plan for how to use e-mail on your system.

Before you start setting up e-mail, answer the following questions:

1. What will my e-mail addresses look like?

2. What is the IP address of my Domain Name Server (DNS)?

3. Do I have a firewall? If the answer is yes, what is its IP address?

4. Do I have a mail proxy, mail router, or mail relay? If the answer is yes, what is its IP address?

5. Will I be using a Domino^® database?

6. Will I be using the i5/OS^® POP server to receive mail?

You might want to refer to the e-mail example for basic information about how e-mail works.

If you will be using the Domino server and the i5/OS SMTP server, refer to Hosting a Domino and SMTP server on the same i5/OS operating system. For additional information about Domino, refer to the Domino topic or the Lotus^® Domino for i5/OS Web site.

If you do not plan to use the SMTP or POP servers, disable them to ensure that they will not be used without your knowledge.

• Controlling e-mail access
  You should control who accesses your system through e-mail to protect your data from malicious attacks.

• Preventing e-mail access
  Depending on how you use your system, you might want to prevent users from accessing e-mail through SMTP and POP servers. You can prevent e-mail access entirely or allow access occasionally.

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Scenario: Sending and receiving e-mail locally Domino