Technical Library

Name Resolvers

Mail Relay

Backup Mail Exchangers

News Clients

Remote Access Settings

Name Resolvers

These machines provide DNS resolution and can be entered in your TCP/IP configuration. It is best to use the machines that are deployed in your region in the order indicated below.

Mail Relay

Note: Using the Fully Qualified Domain Name is preferable.

Some SMTP packages require the use of a mail relay or "smart host." If you can enter a domain name in this configuration field, please use:

If you must use an IP address, please pick the machine closest to you from the following list.

Backup Mail Exchangers

If we're providing your site with backup mail exchangers, the machines used will be one of the following groups.

These backup mail exchangers will hold your mail for up to one week. The mail queue on these machines is processed every 10-15 minutes. So, if your connection is active for 15 minutes, all your backed-up mail should be delivered. If you do not want to keep your connection active for a full 15 minutes yet you still need to receive mail from the mail exchangers, you can issue the following command:

finger <host.domain.com>@<mail exchanger 1>

where <host.domain.com> is replaced with the host name of your SMTP Gateway and <mail exchanger 1> is the first mail exchanger in either Group 1, 2 or 3. If you are unsure which group of mail exchangers is being used for your domain, please contact Corporate Support.

News Clients

If you have purchased the USENET News option and are going to read news off our servers, please use one of the following hosts. Make your choice based upon location.