Message Exchange Installation Guide
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Contents (summary)
Chapter 1 Preparing to Install Message Exchange
Chapter 2 Installing Message Exchange
Chapter 3 Post-Installation Information
Appendix A Sample MX Installation
Appendix B Contents of Distribution Kit
Appendix C Files Created During Installation
  Figures
  Tables

Contents

Chapter 1
1 Preparing to Install Message Exchange
     1.1     Software License Key
     1.2     Prerequisite Software
     1.3     Upgrading from Previous Versions of MX
     1.4     VMScluster Support and MX Clusters
         1.4.1         Answering VMScluster-related Installation Questions
         1.4.2         Mixed-Architecture VMSclusters (VAX and Alpha systems)
     1.5     Determining Your Node Name
     1.6     Accessing the Online Release Notes
     1.7     Mailer Accounts
         1.7.1         SMTP-over-DECnet/X.25 Dedicated Account
     1.8     Installation Procedure Requirements
     1.9     Saving Current Configuration
Chapter 2
2 Installing Message Exchange
     2.1     Shutting down MX
     2.2     Invoking VMSINSTAL
     2.3     Preliminary Installation Checks
         2.3.1         Ensuring that MX is Currently Shut Down
         2.3.2         Determining the Installation Type
         2.3.3         Mixed-Architecture Installation
     2.4     Component Selection
     2.5     NETLIB Component Installation
     2.6     The Installation Completes
Chapter 3
3 Post-Installation Information
     3.1     License Key Registration
     3.2     Configuring MX
     3.3     Message Queue Location and Limits
         3.3.1         Maximum Message Size
         3.3.2         Message Queue Limits
     3.4     Establishing a Postmaster
     3.5     Adding MX Startup to System Startup
         3.5.1         Example
     3.6     Adding MX Shutdown to System Shutdown
     3.7     Establishing Your Time Zone
         3.7.1         The Product-Specific Time Zone Logicals
         3.7.2         The MX Timezone Logicals
     3.8     Interfacing with TCP/IP
         3.8.1         Disabling Vendor SMTP Support
             3.8.1.1             Disabling CMUIP SMTP
             3.8.1.2             Disabling MultiNet SMTP
             3.8.1.3             Disabling TCPware SMTP
             3.8.1.4             Disabling UCX SMTP
             3.8.1.5             Disabling Wollongong PathWay SMTP
         3.8.2         Ensuring SMTP Server Restarts
     3.9     Interfacing with UUCP
     3.10     SMTP Support for DECnet and X.25
         3.10.1         Creating a DECnet Object for DECnet-SMTP
         3.10.2         Creating a DECnet Object for X.25-SMTP
     3.11     Customizing Mailing List and File Server Files
     3.12     Setting Up MXALIAS
     3.13     Starting MX
Appendix A
Appendix A Sample MX Installation
Appendix B
Appendix B Contents of Distribution Kit
Appendix C
Appendix C Files Created During Installation
Figures
1-1 Mailer Account attributes
1-2 SMTP-over-DECnet server account attributes
Tables
1 B MX installation kit save sets
1 C Message Exchange files created during installation

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