If you have only one domain, and you do not use the 'machine.comain.name', but use 'domain.name' for the Official Host Name, then you want another line in the HOSTS file with that machines IP and 'domain.name' along with the line that has the IP and 'machine.domain.name'.

Happy Holidays!

Daniel Donnelly ________________________________________________________

----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew P. Kaplan" <noc@cshore.com> To: "IMail_Forum" <IMail_Forum@list.ipswitch.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2000 5:16 PM Subject: [IMail Forum] Just doublechecking new Imail setup

> I plant to move a single domain to a new Imail server. I want the transition > to be seamless for all my users (over 2000). The username doesn't contain > "@domain.com" > > In the old system an email address "andrew@cshore.com" would have a username > of "andrew" and would connect to "mail.cshore.com" for their incoming mail. > Outgoing mail is handle by IMGate. Which ROCKS !!!! > > I have experimented with the following, which works. Just want to make > certain I'm not missing anything. > > Setup Imail on a new box with an official hostname of "cshore.com". The > actual hostname is "mail.cshore.com" in DNS. In appears that users have a > reply address of "username@cshore.com" BUT can log in with "username" only. > I'm not running IIS on the box so I have changed the port for webmail to > "80". So users can check their mail http://mail.cshore.com and just type in > their username, without the "@domain.com" > > I will only run a single domain on this box. I'm just double checking so the > move goes without any problems. Does anyone see any potential problems ? > > > Andrew P. Kaplan, CNE, MCSE+Internet, MCT, CCNA, CCDA > CyberShore, Inc. -- Premium Internet Services -- http://www.cshore.com > > > "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, > but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." > -Martin Luther King, Jr. > > > > > > > >