PC NTMMTA: Using the NT MMTA and RAS on the Same Server

 Last reviewed: May 30, 1996
Article ID: Q145663
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, version 3.5
  • Microsoft Mail Multitasking MTA for Windows NT, version 3.5

SUMMARY

You can run both Remote Access Server (RAS) and the Multitasking MTA for Windows NT (NT MMTA) from the same Microsoft Windows NT version 3.51 server, using asynchronous communication, RAS for network connections, and the NT MMTA for Mail delivery.

MORE INFORMATION

When you configure a Windows NT version 3.51 Server as a RAS server, the COM ports that the RAS server will be using are configured through Networks under the Control Panel.

The COM ports that the NT MMTA will be using are set, during the configuration, by the AsyncCommPort parameter of the EXTERNAL.INI file. The /AsyncCommPort parameter will be read by the MMTA application when it runs as a service or from the CDM line. For example,

EXTERNAL.INI

   [External - Async1]
   AsyncCommPort=Com2

Command line

   EXTERNAL -Dm /AsyncCommPort=Com2
Notes:
  • Additional EXTERNAL.INI parameters and External command line options are required. Refer to Appendix A "External Program Options" in the Multitasking MTA for Windows NT "Administrator's Guide" for more information.
  • The RAS server and the NT MMTA can not specify the same COM ports. For example, if you are using RAS on COM1, you would specify COM2 for the NT MMTA.

When the NTMMTA starts as a service or as an application from the CMD line, both of its instances (Services) will start, and data will be transfered. The starting of the services occures regardless of being set up as automatic or manual startup, or the order of the services.

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KBCategory: kbenv
KBSubcategory: MailPCNTMMTA

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Last reviewed: May 30, 1996
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