Using PageGate in conjunction with another mail server (i.e. MS Exchange, Unix based server, etc.)

Advantages - PageGate runs efficiently this way, as it is configured similar to the first option above.

Disadvantages - There is some setup necessary on the existing mail server. NotePage, Inc. cannot give the exact steps necessary to configure the existing mail server.

There are three ways to use PageGate with an existing mail server.

1. Configure your existing mail server to forward to PageGate a copy of any messages you want sent to a pager. Typically, an account is setup in PageGate for each account on the existing mail server, that should have paging abilities. Then on the existing mail server, some sort of forwarding setting or rule is entered so that a copy of each message received in the existing email box is forwarded to their PageGate email account.

To configure PageGate to run this way, make the necessary changes on you existing mail server, and then setup PageGate following the instructions for 'Using PageGate with a registered domain name, a static IP address, and a dedicated internet connection'.


2. Configure PageGate to forward a copy of the email it receives to your existing mail server. To accomplish this, for each PageGate recipient, you would enter the recipient's email address on your existing mail server in the recipient's 'Forward Copy To' field.

To configure PageGate to run this way, follow the instructions for 'Using PageGate with a registered domain name, a static IP address, and a dedicated internet connection'. Then:

On the 'Recipients' > '{recipient_name_here}' > 'Email' screen:

- In the 'Forward Copy To' field, enter the email address of the mailbox on your existing mail server that should receive a copy of the email this PageGate recipient receives.


3. Configure each of PageGate's recipients to individually collect (POP) mail from their corresponding account on your existing mail server. Each PageGate recipient is able to collect email from any number of accounts on other mail servers. You would need to set each PageGate recipient to collect its mail from an account on your existing server (but not remove the message from that server). Please note that this options is not as efficient as either of the first two options.

To configure PageGate to run this way, follow the instructions for 'Using PageGate without a registered domain name and using POP mail collection' in the topic following this one.