Is there a simple procedure that I can use to try and ensure that PostMaster is setup and running fine?
You need to ensure that the network TCP/IP and PostMaster SMTP/POP3 servers are running fine. You can do this in three simple steps. Ensuring that TCP/IP over the network is fine Make sure TCP/IP is installed and configured properly using following as a check-list: 1. All the machines on the network should have a unique IP addresses and a common sub-net mask. 2. You should be able to PING PostMaster (POSTMASTER) machine from any node on the network that needs to receive e-mail. Ensuring that PostMaster SMTP server is running well 1. There should be no other application running on ports 25 & 110 of the PostMaster machine. 2. Type “telnet IP-of-PostMaster-machine 25” at DOS prompt. 3. The following response from the PostMaster SMTP server means that it is running fine: “SMTP server ready for transmission”. 4. If you do not get this response, it means that either PostMaster is running on a different port, or another application is running on ports 25 and/or 110. Ensuring that PostMaster P
