You need to create user profiles to enroll e-mail users. User profiles are how iSeries™ server identifies an addressee or sender of e-mail. Any user you want as part of your e-mail system must have a user profile on the iSeries server.
By creating a user profile for each user, you enroll the users in the system distribution directory automatically. The system distribution directory is what Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) uses to determine where to deliver local e-mail.
To create user profiles for Systems Network Architecture Distribution Services (SNADS) and Post Office Protocol (POP) e-mail users, complete the following steps: