PROFS: Steps That Must Be Completed to Install PROFS Gateway

 Last reviewed: October 20, 1997
Article ID: Q87197
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The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Mail Gateway to IBM PROFS and OfficeVision, version 3.0

The main steps involved in setting up and running the PROFS gateway are documented in the "Microsoft Mail Gateway to IBM PROFS and OfficeVision LAN Administrator's Guide."

Follow these steps:

  1. Install the gateway on your LAN server.

  2. Specify the PROFS nodes with which you will communicate. (Optional)

  3. Specify the user IDs on those nodes with which you want to communicate. (Optional)

  4. Specify the network(s) that will be indirect through the gateway (for example, Hub mail). (Optional)

  5. Export your local postoffice user list. (Optional)

  6. Import user lists from the mainframe system. (Optional)

  7. Run the gateway program on the gateway PC to exchange mail with the mainframe.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Mail Gateway to IBM PROFS and OfficeVision LAN Administrator's Guide"

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Last reviewed: October 20, 1997
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