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Internet Exchange for cc:Mail - Dialup Support Under Version 2.x

Is it possible to use dial-up for Internet Exchange ? How ?

Dial-up yes, but not UUCP: our gateway uses the SMTP protocol. What you need from your local ISP is a PPP connection with *fixed* IP address (not one dynamically assigned at every connection). That shouldn't be more expensive than a UUCP one, but must be pre-arranged with the provider.

Also, we strongly recommend to channel (with an appropriate MX record) the inbound mail through a local mail relay, that is one on the ISP's network. The reason is that SMTP, unlike UUCP, does not allow to "pull" outstanding mail from the sender; instead, the receiver must stay connected for a time long enough for the sender to find it online while re-trying the connection. The retry interval is usually in the region of 10 minutes, but it may vary from setup to setup: if the mail is channelled through a friendly mail relay, it is possible to know (and hopefully control) that value, avoiding to stay connected for unnecessarily long periods of time (or to risk the loss of some messages).

IMA officially supports Windows 95 Dial-Up Networking for dial-up Internet accounts. You can find more information in the following links:

Documentations

PPP Connection Instructions

SLIP Connection Instructions

Setting up Dial-up Scripts

Sample Dial-up Scripts

Tools and Utilities

Windows 95 Dial-Up Utilities

Microsoft's Dial-up Scripting Tool and SLIP drivers (the same ones as in the Windows 95 CD)

IMA Scheduler

Setting up Dial-up Networking to work with Internet Exchange for cc:Mail

Step 1: Create and set up a new connection in Dial-up Networking (see above for all the details).

Figure 1 : Setting up a new connection "My Dial-up"

Step 2: Add the name of dialup connection to the Schedule screen of Internet Exchange

Figure 2 : Setting up the Dialup networking in Internet Exchange for cc:Mail

Step 3: Internet Exchange for cc:Mail will do the dialup automatically when restarting SYSMAN

Figure 3 : Setup Completed !