Article ID: 118594
Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Mail Gateway to SMTP 2.1
- Microsoft Mail Gateway to SMTP 3.0
This article was previously published under Q118594
Gateway
The PC that executes the SMTP Gateway software. It must have a network connection to the Mail routing host and to the Microsoft Mail post office server.
Domain Name Service (DNS)
The routing software on a TCP/IP host, this routes all outgoing MS Mail messages. The most common is BIND--Berkeley Internet Name Domain, defined by RFC 1034 and RFC 1035.
Internet Name of Gateway
The domain name of the Gateway PC (for example: gateway.company.com).
IP Address
The IP name of a TCP/IP host (for example: 123.123.1.1).
Request for Comments (RFC)
The term used to reference proposed and accepted Internet standards.
Smart Host
A TCP/IP host that routes mail for the TCP/IP network, either through the domain name service (DNS--see above) or host files. Also called: Mail routing host, SMTP router.
Additional query words: 3.00 smtp terms glossary
Keywords: KB118594