GetMail

Description - This object contains settings and status information for the GetMail interface. In addition to receiving messages via email, this module is also responsible forwarding copies of messages and sending outcome messages via email.

Functions (accessible by right-clicking on the object)
Start - this will start the GetMail interface and the mail server service (if the PageGate application is currently running).  
 
Stop - this will stop the GetMail interface and the mail server service (if the PageGate application is currently running).  

Settings
Enabled - check this box to enable the GetMail interface.  
 
Local Domain - This is the domain name to be used by PageGate when sending and receiving email. This setting should be an internet domain, not a Microsoft networking domain. Only email with an address in this domain will be accepted by PageGate. When sending email, this is the domain that PageGate will use when talking to other mail servers. This setting must be a valid domain name for to work properly (Note: an IP address can be used here instead of a domain name, if email is addressed to match. This is commonly done during testing when a domain name has not yet been assigned to this machine).  
 
Postmaster - the Postmaster setting is an email address to where all warnings, alerts, bad and undeliverable messages are sent. It is very useful to set this field to an email address that can be collected by PageGate's administrator. The email address set here can either be a mailbox maintained by PageGate, or a mailbox on another mail server. Leaving this field blank will drop all messages that would normally go to the postmaster.  
 
Relay All Mail - check this box to send all of PageGate's outbound email to a single mail server (typically your ISP's mail server). This mail server (relay server) will then deliver PageGate's mail to its final destination. This option is commonly used with slow internet connections.  
 
Relay Server - this is the server to send all of PageGate's outbound email to if the 'Relay All Mail' option is checked. Otherwise, this server will be used only if PageGate is unable to deliver mail directly to its destination.  
 
DNS Server 1 & 2 - PageGate uses these DNS servers to lookup the mail server that hosts the mailboxes that outbound email is addressed to.  
 
Email Outcome - when this box is checked, an email message will be sent back to the message's sender, with the outcome of the delivery attempt to its carrier.  
 
POP Interval - If PageGate is setup to use 'Domain POP Mail Collection' or if any of PageGate's recipients are setup to collect mail from remote POP mailboxes, this is the interval at which collection takes place.  
 
Ad-Hoc - PageGate can be setup to accept email addressed to the ID/PIN number of the recipient (i.e. 1347652@mypagers.com)  
 
Domain POP - PageGate can be setup to collect all the mail for an entire domain from a single POP mailbox.  
 
DUN- PageGate can use Dial-Up Networking to connect to the internet for mail collection, if needed.  

Status
- this displays the current state of the GetMail Interface

Log - If logging is enabled, this log shows the activities of the GetMail interface, including all messages accepted and rejected by it.
Refresh - displays the most current entries in the log  
Print - sends a copy of the log file to a printer  
Purge - deletes the log's entire contents  
Clipboard - copies the log's contents to the Windows clipboard, allowing it to be pasted into another application