Then users complain they can't access mail..

stop and start pop3/smtp to get it going again, repeat every 24 hours.

Ask Ipswitch about it.

get reply 2 lines above.

-----Original Message----- From: Mike Hell <mikehell@kontrol.net> To: IMail_Forum@list.ipswitch.com <IMail_Forum@list.ipswitch.com> Date: 25 October 1999 17:24 Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Looking for help with SQL 7 Server...

>this is all from memory, so it may not be 100% accurate... > >Step 1: download the latest ODBCUSER.DLL from ipwitch's ftp site. I had >nothing but problems untill I did this. > >Step 2: create a database and a DSN on the iMail server machine (if you >havn't done this already). Test your DSN with something like an access >linked table, interdev, or anything you have that can test the DSN. > > >Step3: Open ImailAdministrator, Select the IP of the host you want to set >up, choose "external database" click "Configure" > >the first box should contain the path to your odbcuser.dll > > >The ODBC datasource name needs something similar to the following (replace >with the actual info for your database) This stuff is very poorly >documented, and I had to dig realy deep to find it. > >tablename, UID=sa,PWD=sqlpassword,DB=databasename > >the tablename should contain the name of the table > >Step 4: CLICK OK, then CLICK APPLY. This is an important step! Nothing >will happen untill you hit the APPLY button. > >Let iMail create your table for you, I had problems in trying to create one >myself. I got it to work with the SQL server on the same box as iMail, but >it *should* work with iMail on a different machine than the SQL server. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Peter Salvage <wizard@sybaweb.co.za> >To: <IMail_Forum@list.ipswitch.com> >Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 6:09 PM >Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Looking for help with SQL 7 Server... > > >> Mike >> >> Perhaps you'd like to share with us any config issues you came across? >> Did you just point iMail at the DSN and it worked??? >> >> /wiZZ >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Mike Hell <mikehell@kontrol.net> >> To: <IMail_Forum@list.ipswitch.com> >> Sent: 23 October 1999 02:46 >> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Looking for help with SQL 7 Server... >> >> >> I got it to work. What ya need to know? >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Deen Foxx >> To: imail_forum@list.ipswitch.com >> Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 8:41 AM >> Subject: [IMail Forum] Looking for help with SQL 7 Server... >> >> >> If there is anyone on this list who has succeeded in getting Microsoft >> SQL 7 server to work with IPSwitch's IMail, please reply. IPSwitch has >> declined support for SQL 7 server but had mentioned that others have >> gotten it to work. >> >> >> >> >> > > > >