I did get it setup and running with SQL7 (no SP1), but had to go back to
using the IMail db because it wouldn't save any changes I manually made to
the user accounts in the IMail Admin tool.
At 06:42 AM 8/24/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Is anyone using SQL7 here successfully for the Imail database?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>From: Ahmed Ossama [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 5:01 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [IMail Forum] SQL Database or NT Database
>
>Hi All,
>
>I am new to this list and I am currently evaluating changing our existing
>mail server to IMail.
>
>We have an SQL Server that is holding all our customers records.
>I selected the External database option in IMAIL and created a view in the
>SQL database to match the fields required by IMail. This is the best choice
>for us because we won't have to duplicate our customers records.
>
>I really need to know from your experience whether it's reliable to use the
>External Database feature in IMail or is it better to use the NT database or
>may be the IMail database.
>
>The concern came because when I created the view in SQL Server and pointed
>IMail to it, whenever the SQL service is restarted, I had to restart the
>IMail server. I don't know if this is normal or is it something I missed.
>For some reason the ODBC Connection does not refresh. And this is critical
>because if for any reason the SQL server was restarted, SMTP connections to
>the server will yield an "Unknown User" error. Which is a disaster for an
>ISP.
>
>Thanks for your help.
>
>--Ahmed Ossama
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