Set up and configure e-mail provider services

The JavaMail APIs are platform-independent, meaning that you can write JavaMail applications to access e-mail providers that support the IMAP, SMTP, and POP3 protocols, regardless of the platform on which those services are running. JavaMail applications running on your iSeries server can access e-mail services running on different platforms.

On the iSeries platform, e-mail services are supported by two products:

• Lotus Domino R5 Mail Server. Domino supports the IMAP, POP3, and SMTP protocols.
• TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities (5722TC1), an installable option of i5/OS. It supports the POP3 and SMTP protocols.

Platform-specific considerations

You must perform some extra steps to enable and configure e-mail services on your iSeries server. For instructions on setting up Domino Mail Server, consult the product documentation.

For instructions on setting up e-mail services through the TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities, see these topics:

• Configure e-mail (V5R2)
• Configure e-mail (V5R3)
• Configure e-mail (V5R4)

Additionally, the e-mail services provided by the TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities only support the SMTP and POP3 protocols, not IMAP. See these related topics for more information on the e-mail protocols supported on iSeries:

• SMTP on iSeries (V5R2)
• SMTP on iSeries (V5R3)
• SMTP on iSeries (V5R4)
• POP on iSeries (V5R2)
• POP on iSeries (V5R3)
• POP on iSeries (V5R4)

For more information about related TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities, see these topics:

• Send and receive e-mail on iSeries (V5R2)
• Send and receive e-mail on iSeries (V5R3)
• Send and receive e-mail on iSeries (V5R4)