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First, you didn't mention the issues you were having... so we can assume
non-delivery?

Local or remote there shouldn't be a difference. You tell the IBM SMTP
server what mail server to use, and it should. Now, if it requires
authentication and/or SSL/TLS, that could be another issue.

Also, I deal with a lot of customers where the main issue is they don't
have proper DNS servers listed in CFGTCP option 12. That means that now
that you're using a remote server, your IBM i can't resolve to it's IP
address. (No, do NOT use a host table entry!) So make sure you can PING
the remote server from your IBM i command line.

"Distance" or timing shouldn't be an issue. And IBM should be able to run
traces. If not, I offer my MAILTOOL Plus software for free to do
traces/testing. Details here:
https://www.fieldexit.com/forum/display?threadid=140

There are better options out there. ;) Call me biased, but there's a
reason I put so much work into making an alternative over 15 years ago...
I personally just got sick of dealing with the SMTP/MSF system on the IBM i.

Bradley V. Stone
www.bvstools.com
MAILTOOL Benefit #16 <https://www.bvstools.com/mailtool.html>: No external
"helper" PC system required. 100% IBM i native!

On Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 10:32 AM Buddy McClean <Buddy.McClean@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Hi,

I am still having issues with Infoprint Server sending email to a distant
email server. When we had a Microfocus OES software running a local mail
server, we had no problems. IBM thinks it has to do with the timing
involved in sending to a remote mail server. So, I was wondering if it was
possible for the SMTP server on the ISeries to handle the job of talking to
the remote mail server. Specifying an ISeries SMTP internal address on the
PSF configuration so Infoprint Server is no longer involved in responses
from a distant server.

Using the SMTP server as a relay server I guess. Perhaps hoping that it
talks better to a remote server.

It's ok to tell me I'm clueless about the workings of the SMTP server, and
it does not work that way.

Thanks
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