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Getting outside e-mail into Groupwise

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by dennis

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I know my company resides in the dark ages by asking this question, but here goes. We use Netscape messenger to receive internet e-mail. We have NWSB5.0 on our network with Groupwise internal e-mail. I have 1 PC connected to the internet by 56k modem. Can I somehow connect groupwise and the internet so I can forward outside e-mails to internal e-mail addresses in Groupwise? We all receive our internet e-mails at one e-mail address. Currently I have to copy the e-mail to the clipboard and then past into the groupwise composition window, then send. Our owner will not allow the network to be connected directly to the internet.

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by tbragsda

Groupwise has a internet agent called GWIA. This can route internal clients email out the Internet or back in.

The way you connect to the Internet would need to be changed. What are the concerns your boss has. Are they cost, security etc.

This takes some work, but lots less than what your doing now.

by pierrejamme

For GWIA to work smoothly it is better to connect to the Internet directly, but it can be used as a dial-up with even more configuration and problems. We did it for two years and I don't ever want to go back to that. Biggest problem with setting up either version of GWIA is your ISP, getting them to understand what mx records are etc. If you do connect ot the Internet directly, you will need something to stop the viruses. We are currently deleting/blocking between four and eight viruses a day with our Linux Server and NT Server running Network Associates Web Shield in front of our NetWare/GroupWise E-Mail server.

by andypiesse9

I don't know if this will work. I've yet to try it.
Have you considered using a linux box as a firewall and post office. You should be able to forward the emails to the gwise post office or possibly gwise could collect them. You may also be able tofilter them to point to individual recipients. I think there is something about using Linux as the Post office for Groupwise on the Novell site.

by aaron r

Have you looked at EFS by Chimera? http://www.chimera.co.nz/

It will pick up your email from a POP account then forward the email to another server. I ran this program on a machine set to dial on-demand with the program checking for email every 30 minutes. It would connect to the internet and download the mail from my POP account, it then sent the email to my Groupwise server. This only works if each person's email is being directed to the same POP account but using a different address for each.
Example:
Joe@xyz.com
Sally@xyz.com

POP Account: default@xyz.com
Both Joe and Sally's email go to default@xyz.com.

Good luck :)

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