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Chapter 8. Using a Network Station to Access Mail
Electronic mail, called e-mail, is information that is sent electronically to and
from users on an interconnected network by using a computer with special
application software.
In this chapter, we describe how the IBM Network Station can access e-mail
from POP3 Server and Domino Server.
8.1 POP3 Mail Configuration
The Post Office Protocol (POP) is the AS/400 implementation of the Post
Office Protocol Version 3 mail interface. This server allows AS/400 systems to
act as a POP server for any clients that support the POP mail interface.
The POP3 Server is a simple store-and-retrieve mail system which manages
temporary electronic mailboxes for the POP3 users’ mail. The mail is stored
until the client retrieves it from the mail box. If the client configuration
specifies the delete option, the mail items is deleted as they are retrieved.
The mail remains in its original form (ASCII) while it is stored on the AS/400
system acting as the POP3 server.
8.1.1 Basic POP3 Configuration
Use the following steps to perform the basic configuration that you need to
deliver mail to and from POP3 clients:
1. To configure the AS/400 SMTP serve, use these steps:
a. Configure the host name and domain name using the Change TCP
Domain (CHGTCPDMN) command or Configure TCP/IP (CFGTCP)
command, menu option 12 (see Figure 130).
Figure 130. Option 12 of the CFGTCP Menu - Change TCP/IP Domain
Change TCP/IP Domain (CHGTCPDMN)
Type choices, press Enter.
Host name . . . . . . . . . . . 'AS1'
Domain name . . . . . . . . . . 'MYCOMPANY.COM'
Host name search priority . . . *REMOTE *REMOTE, *LOCAL, *SAME
Domain name server:
Internet address . . . . . . . '10.1.1.1'