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Mercury/32 - Setup for Dial-Up Connections


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Objective of this document.....

Mercury/32 is acknowledged as an excellent industrial strength mail server suitable for installation at sites where 5 or more users require desktop-to-internet e-mail connections. This requires the purchase of an internet domain name and the services of a Dial-up ISP account. Problem is that the dial-up features of M32 are reliant on Dial-up sevices from win98 /IE 4.0x which tend to be unstable and require constant user intervention and a workaround in terms of using another utility (we suggest Netlaunch) is required to build a bulletproof dial-up solution. This document addresses that need on a network with TCP/IP routing enabled.

Running The Mercury Setup Program

  • Select Directory : c:\ MercuryS
  • Install Modules : MercuryS - SMTP server module
                                   MercuryP - POP3 server module

    During the installation, one can enter the parameters required by the Mercury core module such as the system domain name, the relevant time zone and the mailbox or the ISP's SMTP. This copy needs to be configured for the local users (Pegasus Clients)

    Mercury Core Module

  • Internet Name: domain.co.za
  • Mail Queue: c:\mercury\queue
  • SMTP queue: c:\mercury\queue
  • Local Mailbox: \ 8
  • Time Zone: + 0200
  • Poll Every: 10 seconds
  • Username: joesoap

    MercuryS SMTP

    Default Settings

    MercuryP POP3 Server Configuration

    Default Settings

    This Module must have its shortcut copied to the Start - Up Group, and be open continually to accept/deliver mail to/from Pegasus Clients.

    Create Directories

    c:\mercury\queue
    Settings for the core module are the same when configuring the second copy of Mercury discussed next.
    Settings for all users and aliases are identical in both copies of mercury.

    Run Mercury Set-Up Program

    Ensure that Mercury is installed in a separate directory but pointing to the same queue. Other settings are basically the same and mostly the defaults are satisfactory. Select Directory c:\mercuryC
    Install Modules

  • Mercury C - SMTP client module.
  • Mercury P - POP3 client module.

    This copy needs to be configured to collectsend mail to/from the ISP.

    Run netlaunch Setup Program
    Add shortcut to Mercury.exe in \mercuryC to the Launch List

    Under Netlaunch Options (right-click - preferences)
    Configure Connections independantly
    Launch
    5 Second Delay
    Close
    Disconnect
    Close Window

  • First

    ISP Connection

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