Re: as400 pop3

["Art Tostaine, Jr." <atostain@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Carol Collins wrote:

> Art wrote:
>
> >Can I use the AS/400 Pop3 server for my only email server on an
> >intranet.  I'd like to have 10 or so Lan attached PC's use Outlook
> >Express or Netscape, or whatever as email clients.  I've setup
> >directory entries, etc, and I can use SNDDST to send mail to PC users
> >and view with netscape, but I can't send mail back to the 400.  I get
> >the following error from outlook:
>
> >The connection to server failed.  Account as400, server as400, protocol
> >SMTP, port 25, secure SSL no, socket error 10061, error number
> >0x8000ccc0e
>
> >I've tried and failed with similar results on netscape and eudora light.
>
>  I found a couple of references to your problem on the Internet.  They
>  alluded to a problem with DNS.  It could be similar to, or the same as,
>  my problem:
>
>  I experimented with the POP3 server over a year ago.  I also found that
>  I could receive mail via Netscape, but not send it.  Instead, I got a
>  HELO error (I can't remember exactly what), which indicated an invalid
>  HELO parameter.  I think a blank HELO message was being sent.  Some POP3
>  servers can handle that, but I have not found any config parameter to
>  allow it on the AS/400.
>
>  I sent a message to a list, and eventually received a response from
>  someone who had the same problem, but resolved it by enabling reverse
>  DNS.  We do not have reverse DNS enabled.  I did discover another
>  solution, which I do not like, which is to create a local HOST table on
>  the PC, with a system name, domain and IP address.  But this solution is
>  not viable, since we use BOOTP and DHCP.
>
>  In the end, we scrapped the use of POP3 on the AS/400, due to the above
>  problems.  :(
>
>
>    -- Carol
>
>  |    Carol Collins   Sr. Network Administrator                          |
>  |                    WASTREN  /  Holmes and Narver Services, Inc.       |
>  |                    2597 B-3/4 Road                                    |
>  |                    Grand Junction, CO  81503                          |
>  |                    U.S. Dept of Energy  Grand Junction Office         |
>  |    Internet:       Carol.Collins@doegjpo.com                          |
>  |    Phone   :       (970) 248-6524                                     |

Carol:

Thanks for your response.  I am not using DNS.  I do have a valid HOSTS file, 
but
maybe it's not in my path.  I'll fool with that a little more.

Thanks
--
Art Tostaine, Jr.
Creative Computer Associates, Inc.
Parlin, NJ 08859


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