Have a client who wants their Domino server to retrieve their single mail account on their ISP’s mail server and pull it down.
Clients would access the Domino server with their own local accounts (about 20 users).
The ISP is setup to allow unlimited aliases, so each person can have their own account technically, but it is 1 mailbox for all.
The domino server needs to be able to pop into the ISP server, download that 1 account, and somehow, send each user their mail.
ie: bob@somedomain.com and jane@somedomain.com are 2 different people of course, but their mail is all in 1 mailbox at the ISP. The domino server would bring both e-mails down, and send them to the appropiate notes user (both bob and jane), so that bob sees his own mail, and jane sees her own mail.
The Domino server would act as an outgoing SMTP gateway so users can send mail out without having to send to the ISP server.
Is this even possible? I know Groupwise used to, or may still do this.
Subject: Can Domino retrieve mail via POP3 from ISP…
We are using Domino as SMTP gateway but to get all mail from pop account we are using Email Forwarding System EFS which you can download it from http://www.chimera.co.nz.
Cheers.
Subject: RE: Can Domino retrieve mail via POP3 from ISP…
I imagine that you could do that, just set a scheduled replication to the isp, then make mail rules to distribute the mail to the correct user. You’ll need the pop3 mail rules .dll from openntf.org. Here is a link: OpenNTF.org - The Open Source Community for Collaboration Solutions
Subject: RE: Can Domino retrieve mail via POP3 from ISP…
Hi, thanks for the responses.
I downloaded a product from KeySolutions.com called POP3Fido. Someone else in this forum used it (researched this all day yesterday) as it has a built in solution for Domino 4/5 and 6. Seems to load ok.
I don’t think I would do this your way, simply because that means getting the ISP to do things my way, plus setting up rules that may have to be changed when new people come on board and leave etc… Sounds too complicated.
Subject: RE: Can Domino retrieve mail via POP3 from ISP…
I agree, it does sound complicated, but no more than downloading an add-on to domino. To me it would seem better to set up domino to handle the mail for the organization and then forward the ISP’s mail to a generic mailbox until that address can be either phased out or replaced.
Subject: RE: Can Domino retrieve mail via POP3 from ISP…
Also, FWIW, I did download the pop3fido software and install it without difficulty.
The only issue now is that when it loads, it shuts down after 30 seconds. They are looking into it.
Subject: RE: Can Domino retrieve mail via POP3 from ISP…
Thanks, I will try both if possible.