Terms definitions
Achronym |
Name |
Meaning |
Example |
HIPA |
Host IP Address |
The "IP Address" specified for the Internet Address of your IBMi box in CFGTCP Option 10 |
185.113.4.55 |
HN |
Host Name |
The "Host Name" specified for the Internet Address of your IBMi box in CFGTCP Option 10 |
TOY.COM |
IDOM |
Host Domain |
The "Host Domain Name" specified for the Internet Address of your IBMi box c/o your Internet Server Provider
(Usually the same as HN) |
TOY.COM |
IEMA |
Internet Email Account |
An email account hosted at a mailbox provider |
JerryScott@yahoo.com hosted at YAHOO.COM |
ISEMA |
Internet Site Email Account |
An email account with domain IDOM hosted at the ISP responsible for your company IBMi site domain IDOM |
JerryScott@toy.com hosted at REGISTER.IT |
L-ISEMA |
Local-Internet Site Email Account |
An user profile on your IBMi, documented in the System Distribution Directory (SDD, Command WRKDIRE),
where it specifies (F19) the same "SMTP user ID" and "SMTP domain" as available at the ISEMA |
User profile JSCOTT documented in SDD as JerryScott@toy.com |
L-EMA |
Local Email Account |
An user profile on your IBMi, documented in the System Distribution Directory (SDD, Command WRKDIRE),
where it specifies (F19) a combination of a "SMTP user ID" and "SMTP domain"=IDOM not available as Internet mail box |
User profile PHURRY documented in SDD as PHurry@toy.com |
Email connections
From |
To |
Example |
Result |
IEMA | mailbox-provider SMTP |
ISEMA | company-site-ISP SMTP |
JerryScott@yahoo.com sends an email to JerryScott@toy.com hosted at REGISTER.IT |
Mail delivered |
ISEMA | company-site-ISP POP3 |
L-ISEMA | IBMi AMailer |
On the IBMi, AMailer can be used to have user profile SCOTT retrieving mail from mailbox JerryScott@toy.com,
provided that this mailbox supports POP3 |
Mail retrieved |
L-ISEMA | IBMi SMTP |
IEMA | mailbox-provider SMTP |
On IBMi user profile JSCOTT sends an email (via MMAIL/EML.. command or Via Amailer) to mailbox JerryScott@yahoo.com |
Mail delivered |
L-ISEMA | IBMi SMTP |
ISEMA | company-site-ISP SMTP |
On IBMi user profile JSCOTT fails to send an email (via MMAIL/EML.. command or Via Amailer) to mailbox JerryScott@toy.com hosted at REGISTER.IT |
Mail NOT delivered |
L-ISEMA or L-EMA | IBMi SMTP |
L-EMA | IBMi SMTP |
On IBMi user profile JSCOTT sends an email (via MMAIL/EML.. command or Via Amailer) to mailbox PHUrry@toy.com hosted on the same IBMi.
User profile PHURRY may display /archive its incoming mail
- via MMAIL AMailer, OR
- via a PC mail product like MS OUTLOOK
This can work the other way around between two L-EMA's. |
Mail delivered |