Using foreign domains to set up routing to external application gateways

Domino® treats external messaging applications, such as fax or pager gateways, as foreign domains. To route mail from a Domino® domain to an external application, create a Foreign domain document.

About this task

A Foreign domain document defines the path between a Domino® domain and an external application, such as a fax or pager gateway. A Foreign domain document identifies the Domino® server that acts as the gateway to the external application.

Restrictions that you set on this Foreign domain document apply only to the From domain of the previous hop. These restrictions work in conjunction with those in the Configuration Settings document. Domino® always defaults to the most restrictive entry.

Procedure

  1. From the Domino® Administrator, click the Configuration tab and then expand the Messaging section.
  2. Choose Domains.
  3. Click Add Domain to create a new Domain document.
  4. Complete the fields on the following tabs, and then save and close the document:
    Table 1. Basics tab fields

    Field

    Enter

    Domain type

    Choose Foreign domain.

    Foreign Domain Name

    The domain name of the foreign mail system. This name was chosen when the MTA or gateway was installed.

    Domain description

    An optional description of the gateway or MTA.

    Table 2. Restrictions tab fields

    Field

    Enter

    Allow mail only from domains

    The names of Domino® domains that are allowed to route messages to this foreign domain. Leave this field blank to allow any domain to route mail through the local domain to the foreign domain.

    Deny mail from domains

    The names of Domino® domains that are not allowed to route messages to this foreign domain. Leave this field blank to allow any domain to route mail through the local domain to the foreign domain.

    Table 3. Mail Information tab fields

    Field

    Enter

    Gateway server name

    The name of the Domino® server running the gateway software.

    Gateway mail filename

    The gateway's mail file name. See the documentation that came with the gateway for the proper file name.

    Table 4. Calendar Information tab fields

    Field

    Enter

    Calendar server name

    The name of the server that is running Lotus Organizer® or IBM® OfficeVision®.

    Calendar system

    Choose one of the following:

    • Organizer
    • OfficeVision®

What to do next

Create a Connection document to specify how servers in the current domain connect to the foreign domain.