One solution I found for this problem:

Run the web server on port 80
Run the IMail server on port 8383

Create a virtual web site: www.mydomain.com/mail which has a single static
page this performs a redirect to the IMail server at port 8383.  Then when
the users want their mail, they remember www.mydomain.com/mail which
ultimately ends up at the correct place.  Further, if they bookmark the
webmail login page it will be the IMail server and they won't need to wait
for the redirect to occur.

Todd

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mike Anderson
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 11:24 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [IMail Forum] Help on Web Interface port problems
Importance: High


Hello all,

I decided to move our e-mail server onto the same server
as our websites run on.  We needed to consolidate our
machines - so I had no choice but to do this.

Before, our users had the enjoyment of having the ability
to check their e-mail using the default port 80 which
the e-mail web interface ran on previously.  Our users got
very accustom to using http://mail.theirdomain.com to check
their e-mail.  People are not used to using any other port
number - furthermore, it will confuse many.

The problem is, when Imail's web interface service starts,
it binds port 80 to ALL the IP numbers on that server.  So
because of this, the IIS service cannot start - because port
80 is already bound to those remaining IP numbers.

I desperately want to run our web interface on port 80 - and
I don't see any reason why I can't - as each mail domain has
it's own dedicated IP number.  Why isn't the web interface
strictly binding port 80 to THOSE particular numbers, rather
than grabbing everything in sight?

Thanks for any advice you all can give,

Mike

P.S.  Running the web interface on a different port number
      is the very last option I want to exercise.  I need
      to get this working on port 80.



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