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40.4 Role of the Message Transfer Agent
You must run an MTA for each domain. The MTA:
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Routes messages between post offices in the local domain.
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Routes messages between domains.
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Routes messages to and from gateways installed in the local domain.
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Routes messages between GroupWise systems across the Internet if appropriate DNS lookup
capabilities have been set up. See “
Using Dynamic Internet Links ” in “ Connecting to
GroupWise 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x Systems ” in the GroupWise 7 Multi-System Administration Guide .
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Schedules routing of messages across expensive links. See Section 41.3.2, “Scheduling Direct
Domain Links,” on page 633 .
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Controls the size of messages that can pass across links. See Section 41.2.1, “Restricting
Message Size between Domains,” on page 628 .
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Updates the domain database (
wpdomain.db
) whenever GroupWise users, resources, post
offices, or other GroupWise objects are added, modified, or deleted.
Š Replicates updates to all domains and post offices throughout your GroupWise system. This
keeps the Address Book up to date for all GroupWise users.
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Synchronizes GroupWise user information with Novell
®
eDirectory
TM
user information. This
handles updates made in ConsoleOne without the GroupWise Administrator snap-in running.
See
Section 41.4.1, “Using eDirectory User Synchronization,” on page 638 .
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Synchronizes GroupWise object information throughout your GroupWise system as needed.
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Detects and repairs invalid information in the domain database (
wpdomain.db
).
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Provides improved performance for GroupWise Remote client users. See Section 41.2.2,
“Enabling Live Remote,” on page 629 .
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Provides logging and statistics about GroupWise message flow. See Section 41.4.2, “Enabling
MTA Message Logging,” on page 643 .
40.5 Link Configuration between Domains and
Post Offices
In GroupWise, a link is defined as the information required to route messages between domains,
post offices, and gateways in a GroupWise system. Links are created and configured when new
domains, post offices, and gateways are created.
For more specific information about how domains are linked to each other, and about how domains
and post offices are linked, see
Chapter 10, “Managing the Links between Domains and Post
Offices,” on page 137 .
40.6 Message Flow between Domains and Post
Offices
Š Section 40.6.1, “Message Flow between Post Offices in the Same Domain,” on page 609
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Section 40.6.2, “Message Flow between Different Domains,” on page 609