Re: Infoprint Server and SMTP

[Bradley Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx>]

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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