Having Netscape Mail Server Coexist with Lyris List Manager
The way to have Netscape Mail Server coexist with Lyris List Manager is to have Netscape listen to another port besides port 25 (the SMTP mail default port). Let Lyris List Manager
listen on port 25, and then tell it to forward non-Lyris List Manager mail on to the Netscape Mail Server.
Here are the steps to have Netscape Mail Server and Lyris List Manager coexist:
1) Install Lyris List Manager and then make sure that it is not currently running.
2) Create an 'A' record in your DNS, which is an alternate name for the current machine. The mail that should be accepted by Lyris List Manager will be sent to this address. All mail delivered to
Lyris List Manager which does not have this name will be forwarded on to Netscape Mail Server.
For example, if your machine is currently called "mail" in your DNS, add another entry below it that has the same data, but with a new name, as in:
mail IN A 207.105.6.2 ; the original host name
lyris IN A 207.105.6.2 ; the new "alias" host name
After this change, restart your DNS server.
2) Use the registry editor (regedt32.exe) to move Netscape Mail Server port 26. The key you want to change is located at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Netscape\MailServer\SMTP-Accept\Config\Socket
Change this value from "25" to "26"
3) Restart your Netscape Mail Server.
4) Start your Lyris List Manager in the foreground, by clicking the "Run Lyris LM Now" icon.
5) Go to the web interface with your web browser. Log in as a server administrator, and go to the "server config" page.
On the server config web page, find the field that says "forward mail:". Type this in the forward mail field:
This instructs Lyris List Manager to forward non-Lyris List Manager mail to port 26, where Post.Office is listening.
Now, find the field named "Mail Receive Rules". Type the name (or names) of the host names that Lyris List Manager should accept mail for. Any mail that comes in for Lyris List Manager, which is
not addressed, to these hosts will automatically be forwarded to your Netscape Mail Server.
For example, if your machine was called "mail.mycorp.com" and you made an alias for it (in step 2) called "lyris.mycorp.com", then in the "Mail Receive Rules" field enter this data:
If you have multiple names for your Lyris List Manager, which it should answer, enter each of them here, separated by a carriage return. This means that all mail addressed to
"@lyris.mycorp.com" will be accepted and processed by Lyris List Manager and any mail not addressed to "@lyris.mycorp.com" will be forwarded to your Netscape Mail Server.
6) Type "shutdown" on your Lyris List Manager console. Wait for Lyris List Manager to shutdown, then start it again, by clicking the "Run Lyris LM Now" icon.
7) Start your mail program and send mail to lyris@ your Lyris List Manager hostname. For example, if your alias is "lyris.mycorp.com", send mail to "lyris@lyris.mycorp.com". A minute or two after
sending your message, Lyris List Manager should have sent you a response back. Now, send a test message to a user on your Netscape Mail Server to make sure that is working.
You are done!
For more information, see SMTP Port and Mail Receive Rules.
Notes
Netscape Mail Server appears to not have the capability to forward to an alternate TCP/IP port, unlike Post.Office, which it was derived from. We also believe that Netscape Mail Server is not able
to leave a TCP/IP address unused on a machine. If it could, Lyris List Manager would be able to use just that TCP/IP address to coexist with it. If you know otherwise, please let us know at
support@yourcompany.com. Netscape has told us that they plan to address this in a future version of their product.
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