ADDING, EDITING, DELETING AND VIEWING PEER DOMAINS

An Internet Exchange peer is defined as a remote host or domain name. In the case of a domain, the scope of a particular peer definition includes the peer domain name as well as all names and subdomains of that peer. Peer definitions are processed from the most specific to the most general. A peer definition for the subdomain of a previously defined domain will take precedence over the most general definition. This means that a peer is a remote host or domain that requires encoding rules or send/receive permissions different from the default specified for the system. It is useful when dealing with remote companies or organizations that are still running pre-MIME software and are unable to effectively deal with MIME attachments. It can also be used to restrict email access in one or both directions to/from specific remote sites to set limits on inbound and outbound message sizes, and set the default attachment types that a remote host is able to handle.

This page lists all the peer domain names stored in the database. A special entry called default is added when the database file is being initialized by the system. This entry cannot be removed from the database. This page also allows you to create, edit and remove spammer domains.

To create a new peer domain, click the New button. A new screen will appear.

To edit an existing peer domain:

  1. Select an entry from the list box.

  2. Click the Edit button. A new screen will appear.

To view an existing peer domain:

  1. Select an entry from the list box.

  2. Click the Show button.

To delete an existing peer domain:

  1. Select an entry from the list box.

  2. Click the Delete button

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