Thanks Sandy.

On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 02:08:06 -0500, you wrote:

>Welcome!
>
>> Is it common practice for IMAIL users to set their domains up in the
>> form:
>
>> domain.com
>
>> instead of in the form:
>
>> mail.domain.com
>
>No,  the  latter  is traditional for Imail servers, not because of RFC
>but  to  best  deal  with  Web Messaging and Web Calendaring URLs. For
>details,  search  the  archives  for  my post in the thread "Store and
>Forward, OHN, Alias."

I assume the list archives are on the ipswitch site somewhere to be
searched.

>
>> The reason I ask is because many mail servers follow RFC and require a
>> fqdn in the HELO.
>
>domain.com  (we use the standard 'example.com' on the list, FYI) IS an
>FQDN.  But  the  "problem" with using it as the official host name, as
>explained  in the archives, is not RFC-related, it's DNS-related. Only
>if  your IMail machine is not just the MX for example.com, but ALSO is
>the A for example.com in DNS, are you free to use the shortened name.
>

Yeah, using example.com is RFC too heheh.  Most of the time A records
in our case are set to the web server (customer preference).  I am
more concerned about RFC strict and mail servers with other settings
such as requiring forward and reverse dns to match.  In those cases
using example.com as the primary host name (in imail) when it is in
fact mail.example.com and example.com points to the persons website
will cause problems when connecting to those strict mail servers.

>> However, if you use mail.domain.com then all email coming from webmail
>> has [EMAIL PROTECTED] (which some people do not like).
>
>...until users or admins change the Reply-To:.
Is there a way to make this a default?

Thanks again I will try to find the archives and look up the past
thread.

P.S.  I am using KWM.

>
>-Sandy
>
>
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