Troubleshooting
Problem
This document explains how to bind the IBM i SMTP server to a different port rather than the default 25.
Resolving The Problem
This document explains how to bind the IBM i SMTP server to a different port:
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On the operating system command line, type the following to remove the existing server table entries for SMTP. There should be two entries: WRKSRVTBLE SERVICE('smtp') Press the Enter key. |
| 2. | Select Option 5 to review contents. |
| 3. | Select Option 4 to remove entries. |
| 4. | On the operating system command line, type the following to add a new entry for the service, SMTP, for the protocol, TCP. If you wish the SMTP Server to listen on a port other than 24, replace 24 with the desired port. ADDSRVTBLE SERVICE('smtp') PORT(24) PROTOCOL('tcp') TEXT('Simple Mail Transfer') ALIAS('mail' SMTP MAIL) Press the Enter key. |
| 5. | On the operating system command line, type the following to add a new entry for the server, SMTP, for the protocol, UDP. If you wish the SMTP Server to listen on a port other than 24, replace 24 with the desired port. ADDSRVTBLE SERVICE('smtp') PORT(24) PROTOCOL('udp') TEXT('Simple Mail Transfer') ALIAS('mail' SMTP MAIL) Press the Enter key. |
| 6. | Restart the SMTP server by issuing the following commands: ENDTCPSVR *SMTP STRTCPSVR *SMTP |
| 7. | Restart the MSF server. ENDMSF STRMSF |
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