User's Manual

Chapter 10. SQL Remote Administration
message link is working.
SMTP message control
parameters
Before the Message Agent connects to the message system to send or
receive messages, the user must either have a set of control parameters
already set on their machine, or must fill in a window with the needed
information. This information is needed only on the first connection. It is
saved and used as the default entries on subsequent connects.
The SMTP message system uses the following control parameters:
♦ local_host This is the name of the local computer. It is useful on
machines where SQL Remote is unable to determine the local host name.
The local host name is needed to initiate a session with any SMTP server.
In most network environments, the local host name can be determined
automatically and this entry is not needed.
♦ TOP_supported SQL Remote uses a POP3 command called TOP when
enumerating incoming messages. The TOP command may not be
supported by all POP servers. Setting this entry to NO will use the RETR
command, which is less efficient but will work with all POP servers. The
default is YES.
♦ smtp_authenticate Determines whether the SMTP link authenticates
the user. The default value is YES. Set to NO for no SMTP
authentication to be carried out.
♦ smtp_userid The user ID for SMTP authentication. By default this
parameter takes the same value as the pop3_userid parameter. The
smtp_userid only needs to be set if the user ID is different to that on the
POP server.
♦ smtp_password The password for SMTP authentication. By default
this parameter takes the same value as the pop3_password parameter.
The smtp_password only needs to be set if the user ID is different to that
on the POP server.
♦ smtp_host This is the name of the computer on which the SMTP server
is running. It corresponds to the SMTP host field in the SMTP/POP3
login dialog.
♦ pop3_host This is the name of the computer on which the POP host is
running. It is commonly the same as the SMTP host. It corresponds to
the POP3 host field in the SMTP/POP3 login dialog.
♦ pop3_userid This is used to retrieve mail. The POP user ID
corresponds to the user ID field in the SMTP/POP3 login dialog. You
must obtain a user ID from your POP host administrator.
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