Role Of The Message Transfer Agent; Link Configuration Between Domains And Post Offices; Message Flow Between Domains And Post Offices - Novell GROUPWISE 8 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

40.4 Role of the Message Transfer Agent

You must run an MTA for each domain. The MTA:
Routes messages between post offices in the local domain.
Routes messages between domains.
Routes messages to and from gateways installed in the local domain.
Routes messages between GroupWise systems across the Internet if appropriate DNS lookup
capabilities have been set up. See
GroupWise
Schedules routing of messages across expensive links. See
Domain Links," on page
Controls the size of messages that can pass across links. See
Message Size between Domains," on page
Updates the domain database (
offices, or other GroupWise objects are added, modified, or deleted.
Replicates updates to all domains and post offices throughout your GroupWise system. This
keeps the Address Book up to date for all GroupWise users.
Synchronizes GroupWise user information with Novell
handles updates made in ConsoleOne without the GroupWise Administrator snap-in running.
See Section 41.4.1, "Using eDirectory User Synchronization," on page
Synchronizes GroupWise object information throughout your GroupWise system as needed.
Detects and repairs invalid information in the domain database (
Provides improved performance for GroupWise Remote client users. See
"Enabling Live Remote," on page
Provides logging and statistics about GroupWise message flow. See
MTA Message Logging," on page
40.5 Link Configuration between Domains and
Post Offices
In GroupWise, a link is defined as the information required to route messages between domains,
post offices, and gateways in a GroupWise system. Links are created and configured when new
domains, post offices, and gateways are created.
For more specific information about how domains are linked to each other, and about how domains
and post offices are linked, see
Offices," on page
40.6 Message Flow between Domains and Post
Offices
Section 40.6.1, "Message Flow between Post Offices in the Same Domain," on page 623
Section 40.6.2, "Message Flow between Different Domains," on page 623
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