wanted e Mail software for peer to peer

[skully57]

Solution required i am working on a small office network that requires email internally on a peer to peer network with 5 nodes ?

Thanks

 

[smah]

First what are you planning to use for your mail client? This may limit what you can use for a server.

 

[skully57]

There is one node used as a server so this will be the mail client.

 

[smah]

???? What client program are you planning to use to get the mail - Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora, Netscape Mail, something else....

 

[skully57]

I plan to use outlook if possible but i am willing to use anthing that works without having first to go onto the net as i want to keep it local?

Thanks for you help

 

[smah]

That's what I was after. Using outlook will make the task quite easy if you have a win95 or 98 machine around. Use Windows Messaging (MS Mail) as the server. Info here:

http://www.onecomputerguy.com/win98_tips.htm#fax

All versions of Outlook except Outlook 2002 can access the MS Mail Postoffice.

 

[skully57]

Not having much luck yet but i will keep trying

 

[smah]

What part are you not having luck with? Once Messaging is installed, you can create and administer the post office through control panel. Then add a service to Outlook for MS Mail.

 

[ampal]

I have been following this post. I have a similar situation, but I have all win2k boxes. Is it possible to run Messaging on a win2k box? If not is there something else I could use.

 

[smah]

I don't think that Messaging (MS Mail) will run on 2K. There are many shareware solutions out there. Visit

http://www.tucows.com

and search for 'mail server'. You may find something that suits your needs.

 

[smah]

Alternatively, you can probably find a used win98 machine pretty cheap and use it exclusively for your Post Office. It doesn't have to much of a system.

 

[petermeachem]

Go and have a look at

http://www.pscs.co.uk

They have a mail server called vpop. Sounds like just what you want. It's small, cheap, works really well. I have been using it for several years now.

http://www.therockalltimes.co.uk/

 

[beerhunter2]

smah. Although Outlook 2002 no longer supports MS Mail as a service, but someone has come up with a way to do it. Just follow this link.

http://www.poremsky.com/msmail_xp.htm#msmailxp

I've used this, and it works fine with Win2K machines, it allows you to administer the post office through the control panel if you install that option.

 

[skully57]

Thanks for all your help problem resolved

 

[petermeachem]

Perhaps you would like to tell us what you did.

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