Set up and configure e-mail provider services
The JavaMail APIs are platform-independent, meaning that you can write JavaMail applications to access e-mail providers that support the IMAP, SMTP, and POP3 protocols, regardless of the platform on which those services are running. JavaMail applications running on your iSeries server can access e-mail services running on different platforms.
On the iSeries platform, e-mail services are supported by two products:
- Lotus Domino R5 Mail Server
. Domino supports the IMAP, POP3, and SMTP protocols. - TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities (5769TC1), an installable option of OS/400. It supports the POP3 and SMTP protocols.
Platform-specific considerations
You must perform some extra steps to enable and configure e-mail services on your iSeries server. For instructions on setting up Domino Mail Server, consult the product documentation.
For instructions on setting up e-mail services through the TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities, see the following topics:
- Set up iSeries to be an e-mail server (V5R1)
- Configure e-mail (V5R2)
Additionally, the e-mail services provided by the TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities only support the SMTP and POP3 protocols, not IMAP. See these related topics for more information on the e-mail protocols supported on iSeries:
- SMTP on iSeries (V5R1)
- SMTP on iSeries (V5R2)
- POP on iSeries (V5R1)
- POP on iSeries (V5R2)
For more information about related TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities, see the following topics: