Re: SMTP server name

I think a description of what I'm trying to do would help.

I have a batch process that creates a spooled file, which is converted into
a pdf file (stored in the IFS). This pdf file needs to be sent, as an
attachment, to an e-mail address. This whole process needs to be able to
work on any and all iSeries (from v5r3 and up) without having to do any mail
server setup or modification to any configuration. The e-mail destination
is NOT a user found on the iSeries.

So, it seemed that using JavaMail wrapped in RPG would allow me to avoid use
of SNDDST (which has user profile and configuration problems for me), and
MIGHT allow me to use a mail server reference of my choice (as it appears
that setting the mail server name is all I need). If the SMTP server was
configured on the iSeries the process finds itself running on, then it could
use IT. If the iSeries is NOT configured as a mail server (or the SMTP
server was not active), the JavaMail properties might allow me to use
another server (like YAHOO.COM?), as long as the iSeries could talk to the
world over TCP/IP.

I know I may be dreaming here, but it sure seems like there should be a way
to do what I need to do.

If I've been smoking the wrong kind of tobacco here, let me know.

Tom Garvey


-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Scott Klement
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 11:32 AM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: SMTP server name

From who's perspective? From the perspective of other jobs running on the same system who want to connect to the SMTP server, the hostname is
always 'localhost'.

From the perspective of jobs running on other machines, there's no way to
"programatically" determine the host name... that should be a configuration
item. In some sort of configuration file (or database or user space, data
area, environment variable -- whatever you want to use) you'll have a space
where you keep track of the SMTP server to connect to. The host name would
be stated there. It's not something that can be calculated.

So I'm not sure that I really understand what you're looking for.


Thomas Garvey wrote:

Can anyone tell me how to programmatically find the hostname for the SMTP server running on my iSeries?

Thanks

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