Lyris User's Guide
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Having SLMail Coexist with Lyris List Manager
Table of Contents
· Introduction
· Email Commands
· Web Interface for Users
· Server Administrator
· Site Administrator
· List Administrator
· Other Topics
· Add-On Packages
· Installing and Upgrading
· · Installing Lyris List Manager
· · Installing Lyris List Manager on Unix
· · Mail Server Coexistence
· · · Having Sendmail coexist with Lyris List Manager
· · · Having Post.Office Coexist with Lyris List Manager
· · · Having Qmail Coexist with Lyris List Manager
· · · Having MetaInfo Sendmail Coexist with Lyris List Manager
· · · Having Netscape Mail Server Coexist with Lyris List Manager
· · · Having SLMail Coexist with Lyris List Manager
· · · Having IMS / IIS Mail Coexist with Lyris List Manager
· · · Having LSTMP Coexist with Lyris List Manager
· · · Having Exim Coexist with Lyris List Manager
· · · Having MailSite Coexist with Lyris List Manager
· · · Having Imail Coexist with Lyris List Manager
· · · Having Notes / Domino Coexist with Lyris List Manager
· · · Having NTMail Coexist with Lyris List Manager
· · · Having Microsoft Exchange Coexist with Lyris List Manager
· · · Having AltaVista Mail Coexist with Lyris List Manager
· · Upgrading to Lyris List Manager from Another List Manager
· · Troubleshooting
· Appendix
· Frequently Asked Questions

Having SLMail Coexist with Lyris List Manager

The way to have SLMail coexist with Lyris List Manager is to have SLMail listen to another port besides port 25 (the SMTP mail default port). Let Lyris List Manager listen on port 25, then tell Lyris List Manager to forward mail on to SLMail.

Here are the steps to have SLMail and Lyris List Manager coexist:

Move SLMail to another port

* Open up the SLMail control panel, and go to the tab labeled "Access". Locate the entry labeled "SMTP Port". This is currently set to 25. Change it to be 26.

* Restart SLMail.

Install and Configure Lyris List Manager

* 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 SLMail.

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.

* Start your Lyris List Manager server in the foreground, by clicking the "Run Lyris LM Now" icon.

* 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:

    127.0.0.1 26

This instructs Lyris List Manager to forward non-Lyris List Manager mail to port 26, where SLMail 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 SLMail.

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 "Lyris List Manager host names" field enter this data:

    @lyris.mycorp.com

If you have multiple names for your Lyris List Manager, which Lyris List Manager 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 SLMail.

6) Type "shutdown" on your Lyris List Manager console. Wait for it 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 SLMail Server to make sure that is working.

You are done!

For more information, see SMTP Port and Mail Receive Rules.

Other pages which link to this page:
  • Installing Lyris List Manager on Unix
  • Mail Server Coexistence
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