RES: AS400 EMAIL ...

Aaron,

I'm not an expert and I don't know details about latest Notes
implementations either.

But, on Communigate Pro, I know it runs "natively" on i5OS (no Java, no
partitions),  it creates a Library with commands and stores
configurations and messages on IFS (much like native SMTP).

We did point all of it to a different IP and restrict or bind specific
some i5OS services to better control all environment.  

It can use Outlook (and others) as a POP client, it has an add-on for
enabling MAPI and / or collaboration. One good feature we use a lot is
Webmail.

There are a few nice modules we've tested but don't use yet, such as SIP
and PBX integration.

Lately almost all good "E-mail Servers" are now changing to
"Communication Servers" wich includes  mail (local or not),
collaboration (mostly shared files and calendars), sound (voicemail,
phone integration, chat), image (chat)...

Original SMTP server is far away from that, but if you need only to send
simple mail it's still an alternative, if you plan something else try
Lotus, Communigate, MS or other "Communication Server".

Regards,

Rubens 

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De: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Em nome de albartell
Enviada em: quinta-feira, 8 de março de 2007 11:25
Para: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Assunto: RE: AS400 EMAIL ...

Given the incredible importance of email today and the 
complexity of implementing it on the iSeries (only guessing 
on that point), I would definitely spend the couple grand to 
bring in an expert to have everything go smoothly.  Unless of 
course if you are able to incrementally switch over, that is 
a different story.  BTW, I am not one of those experts when 
it comes to email servers so don't contact me :-)

Someday I would love to see a webpage/article/blogentry/etc 
that gives general, business central, functionality the 
iSeries can offer.  I for one didn't know that Lotus Notes 
was anything more than an email client/development 
environment.  Can a company run Lotus Notes on the iSeries as 
the main SMTP server and still use Microsoft Outlook as the 
client?  Does it run under native i5OS or is it a Java deal?

I was talking to a moonlighter the other night and told him 
of things I DO know the iSeries can facilitate (i.e. multiple 
partitions with Linux, i5OS, Windows, serve webpages, web 
services, etc) - he was very surprised. 

Aaron Bartell
http://mowyourlawn.com

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From: midrange-l-bounces+albartell=gmail.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces+albartell=gmail.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
On Behalf Of BILL FRANCIS
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 6:55 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: AS400 EMAIL ...

Is anyone using their AS400 for e-mail?

Our e-mail is currently with another company but their 
servers have been going down more frequently which is making 
me think it would be best if we hosted our own e-mail.

I'm wondering how good the AS400 is with e-mail and if it's 
easy to maintain with several hundred e-mail accounts.

Any ideas, suggestions, or pitfalls to watch out for would be 
extremely helpful.

-Bill

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