SMTP: Recommended Command-Line Parameters

ID: Q87043

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mail Gateway to SMTP, version 3.0

SUMMARY

This articles describes the parameters normally recommended for use with the Microsoft Mail Gateway to SMTP:

Lacsy

P001

MORE INFORMATION

The following are descriptions of each of the parameters listed above:


   Parameter   Description
   ---------   -----------
   -D          Denotes that the letter following it is the drive
               defined as the mail database directory. For example,
               -DN denotes that drive N is mapped to the mail database
               directory.

   -Ci         Denotes that all types of messages are logged to the
               log file.

   -Lacsy      Denotes that the maximum amount of information is
               saved in the log file created by the gateway. The -L
               option will create the log file if no log file exists.
               The log file is called SMTPGATE.LOG and is found under
               the mail database directory LOG.

   -P001       Denotes that the gateway has a process number of 001.
               The numbers following the -P0 can range from 01 to FF.
               This number should be unique in your environment; that
               is, any external (external programs and gateways)
               process that accesses the mail database on this
               postoffice should have a unique -P0nn value.

For more information on all the options available, see the "Command Line Options" section in Chapter 4 of the "Microsoft Mail Gateway to SMTP Administrator's Guide."

Additional query words: pcmail

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Version : MS-DOS:3.0
Platform : MS-DOS
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