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IBM® Domino 10.0.1 Documentation
Welcome to the IBM® Domino 10.0.1 Administrator Help.
Configuring
Use this information to configure an IBM® Domino® network, users, servers (including Web servers), directory services, security, messaging, widgets and live text, and server clusters. Also use this information to set up IBM iNotes® on a server using Domino Off-Line Services (DOLS).
Configuring messaging
This section provides an overview of messaging and describes how to set up mail routing, how to set up and customize mail servers, and how to track mail.
The Domino® mail router
The Domino® mail router (the Router) is a special server task responsible for the delivery and transfer of the messages in MAIL.BOX. Delivery refers to moving messages from MAIL.BOX into a local mail file or database; while transfer refers to sending messages from MAIL.BOX across the network to another server.
Configuring Domino® to send and receive mail over SMTP
Setting up an IBM® Domino® server as an SMTP server consists of enabling two separate tasks: a listener task and a routing task. Enabling the SMTP Listener allows a server to receive mail over SMTP. Enabling SMTP routing lets the Domino Router send mail to other servers using SMTP.
Updating the SMTP configuration
The SMTP service controls the SMTP listener on the Domino® server. By default, whenever you restart the SMTP service, and at two-minute intervals thereafter, the SMTP service automatically checks the NOTES.INI file, Configuration Settings document, and Server document to see if any settings have changed. If the service detects that settings have changed, it rebuilds its internal configuration to incorporate the changes.

Updating the SMTP configuration

The SMTP service controls the SMTP listener on the Domino® server. By default, whenever you restart the SMTP service, and at two-minute intervals thereafter, the SMTP service automatically checks the NOTES.INI file, Configuration Settings document, and Server document to see if any settings have changed. If the service detects that settings have changed, it rebuilds its internal configuration to incorporate the changes.

About this task

You can use a server console command to manually trigger such a service update. Using the console command allows you to immediately put into effect changes to the SMTP configuration without disrupting normal service operation.

Procedure

Modify settings in the NOTES.INI file, Configuration Settings document, or Server document.
At the server console, enter:
```
Tell smtp update config
```
If the server's logging level is set to Informational or Verbose, the server console displays messages to indicate when the update begins and completes.