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:
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:
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.
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