MTA CONFIGURATION
The MTA is responsible for routing messages received by IEMS to the intended recipients. This page allows you to configure the various features of IEMS MTA.
To configure MTA, do the following:
- Input values for the following fields:
- Local Internet host name
This refers to the name (e.g. hostname) of the machine running the Internet Exchange Messaging Server.
- Local Internet domain
Local domain name of the machine (e.g. ima.com) running Internet Exchange.
- Queue directory
This field pertains to the directory (e.g. C:\Program Files\IMA\Internet Exchange Messaging Server 6.0\MsgQueue) where the MTA, stores the configuration databases and the certifier-to-Internet domain mappings database.
- Temporary directory
The location (e.g. C:\Program Files\IMA\Internet Exchange Messaging Server 6.0\MsgQueue\Tmp) where the Notes connector for instance, writes temporary files during the message conversion process.
- Log directory
The location (e.g. C:\Program Files\IMA\Internet Exchange Messaging Server 6.0\Log) where the log file IEMTA.LOG is written. You can set this directory to a shared directory in the network so that you can read the file remotely on a user station.
- Select your preferred logging level from the drop-down list. Currently, you may choose from six levels of logging, namely:
- Errors only
This logging level gives the minimum logging detail. Only events with error conditions are written in the log file. For example, failed connection attempts to a client or to another server.
- Warning logging
When this logging level is used, events associated with warning conditions such as when the server cannot understand a request sent by a client are written in the log file.
- Message logging
This logging level logs information related to the delivery of messages.
- SMTP sessions
When this logging level is used, all SMTP conversations are logged. Each incoming and outgoing SMTP command are recorded in the log file.
- Informational
This logging level records events with significant actions that took place, such as when a user successfully logs on or off, and when a user successfully creates or renames a mailbox.
- Diagnostic
This logging level records the most verbose logging useful for debugging purposes. Each step of a process or task are written in the log file.
NOTE: Due to the large amount of debugging information produced, Diagnostic logging level is recommended only for situations where very detailed logging information is required. This is because the extensive logging activity slows down the operation of the gateway.
- Type your preferred log file size (in bytes) in the Logfile size text box. This corresponds to the maximum size permitted for the log file before it is saved to another name and a new log is started. The default limit is 50,000 bytes, allowing the Windows Notepad application to read the file. The acceptable values range between 10,240 bytes (10Kb) and 2,000,000,000 bytes (about 2Gb). The default value of zero indicates no limit.
- Tick the Send old logfile to postmaster check box if you wish old log files to be automatically mailed to the postmaster.
- Tick the Keep old logfile in disk check box if you prefer to store old log files. Activating this option uses disk space very rapidly; you need monitor disk space regularly.
- Select your preferred Local Character Set from the drop-down list. This allows a character set identifier to be tagged to all outgoing mail. For recipients in most Anglo-Saxon countries, US-ASCII is used. Meanwhile, those located in other countries will have to choose a different ISO character set. For example, Japanese users should use ISO-2022-JP.
- After completing the configuration, click the Submit button to save the settings.