Randy,
Whenever anyone installs IMail, here is an easy way to test if it is
working, that runs on the server (local). If this test is passed, then IMail
is working but delivery to outside domains or with shortened addresses may
not work. If delivery with only IP addresses works and using hostnames do
not, this is a name resolution issue (DNS), not an IMail problem.
Testing IMail: Open IMail Client on the Server. In the Logon screen, do not
fill out anything in the POP3 section (bottom). In the Mailbox section, pick
the Virtual host )domain) and User-ID, from the drop down menus, then click
OK. If there is mail in that users mailbox, the Client will show this
messages summary info. If not, then click Send and compose a message to this
same user, using the full hostname, after the @, as found when you logged in
(i.e., [EMAIL PROTECTED], that was on the domain drop down list when
you logged in). Now click Send again and make sure the next menu shows,
'Send Now' and 'Send Direct' enabled. If you get a 'success message' or it
returns to the mailbox view, click the Check box and you should see the new
message. If you wish, using this user, send an email to another user and
then click File, Pop Login and you will be back at the login screen, select
the user to whom you just sent the email and click OK. Again you should see
the email you just sent.
As I said, if the above works then IMail is functional. You can still use
the IMail client to try other addresses (shortened forms like
[EMAIL PROTECTED]) or outside addresses (assuming you have an internet
connection). If you are having problems with these, the most likely cause is
DNS related (both sending and receiving!) so troubleshooting these requires
you to include IPs and domain/host names of the computer running IMail or
the domains it is configured for.
Most times I find that novice IMail admins and clients usually have problems
configuring their email clients to connect to IMail. Or they have problems
with (or no!) DNS, so the hostnames they are using in the clients
configuration, do not resolve correctly. In this case, IP addresses may be
the only thing that 'work'.
If I had network access to your system, I could use other tools (telnet) to
connect to the SMTP service, send an email, then with a username and
password, connect to the POP3 service and check for email. Kind of hard to
give you all that knowledge in just a single email, so maybe more later
after you try the above. Of course, you might even find this in the Archives
of this forum.
Daniel Donnelly
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Randy MArtin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 2:54 AM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] seting up intranet with imail
> thats the thing there is no error return it send the mail but wnr i try to
> pick it up its not there. its like it got deleted or removed how i don't
> know..is hows this in the system log..
> 10:02 23:09 2687178 LCK creating D:\IMail\Users\root\main.~bx
> 10:02 23:09 2687178 LCK Removing D:\IMail\Users\root\main.~bx
> 10:02 23:10 2687178 LCK creating D:\IMail\Users\root\mixman.~bx
> 10:02 23:10 2687178 LCK Removing D:\IMail\Users\root\mixman.~bx
> 10:02 23:10 2687178 LCK creating D:\IMail\Users\root\main.~bx
> 10:02 23:10 2687178 LCK Removing D:\IMail\Users\root\main.~bx
> 10:02 23:10 2687178 LCK creating D:\IMail\Users\root\mixman.~bx
> 10:02 23:10 2687178 LCK Removing D:\IMail\Users\root\mixman.~bx
> it say that to me it sounds like it getting deleted before i can read
it....
> weard..
> if you can help please reply thanks
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dustin Krysak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 1:50 AM
> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] seting up intranet with imail
>
>
> > what is the error returned to you when you try to pick the mail up?
> >
> > dustin
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Randy MArtin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 11:17 PM
> > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] seting up intranet with imail
> >
> >
> > well thats a very nice thing to say but it like i said i can send mail
to
> it
> > but can't recive and mail from it. i mean what more do you want to know.
i
> > use OE and i have me incoming and out going mail set to 192.168.0.1 and
it
> > sends the mail but when i try to pick it up i can't get it.. is there
> anyway
> > of checking to see if the mail was even recived by imail. and yes i rtfm
> amd
> > it not very user friendly.....
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Len Conrad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 1:14 AM
> > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] seting up intranet with imail
> >
> >
> > >
> > > >i'm having a heck of a time getting imail goin on an intranet basis.
> > > >it seems i can send mail to ip but i can't recive any mail from it.
> > >
> > > "receive" = read POP3 mailbox mail with Eudora or Lookout?
> > >
> > > > the host name is server and the ip address is 192.168.0.1.. and
> > > > anyone help me wit this..
> > >
> > > That's not very much to go on. Imail doesn't care whether the ip is
> > > a RFC1918 address so the set up of Imail should be the same. Until
> > > you provide some more details, all I can suggest is RTFM, repeatedly.
> > >
> > > Len
> > >
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