Chapter 2 - Getting started

2.1 - System requirements

Please make sure that you have the following software and resources available before you begin installation.

Obviously, all the WebMail/2 components require TCP/IP, and all of them must be able to communicate with each other. If they are running on the same machine and you can communicate on the Internet, you will be fine. Please note that certain security devices such as firewalls may make it impossible for communications to or from the WebManager to reach their destination, especially in multi-server configurations. Such configurations are beyond the scope of this document. Please see your network administrator if you suspect that you may have such a problem.

2.1.1 - Web server

Any OS/2 webserver which can execute rexx CGI scripts, supports cookies, and the HTTP/1.0, HTTP/1.1 protocols. WebMail/2 has been tested with the following web servers:

Web server

URL

Apache for OS/2

www.apache.org

Web/2

www.dink.org

Lotus Domino Go Webserver

Provided with OS/2 Warp Server for e-b

InetPowerServer for OS/2

www.InetPowerServer.com

IBM EWS GoServe with SRE-http filter

(no URL)

Xitami for OS/2

www.imatix.com

NOTE: If you use Web/2, then make sure you have the latest beta update which supports cookies. This can be found at: web2beta.zip

2.1.2 - WebManager

This runs on OS/2 Warp 3 or better. It can run on either the web or e-mail server or independently, depending on your configuration.

In addition, WebManager requires VROBJ.DLL. This is available from: vrobj21d.zip. Make sure you have this file when you install WebManager.

2.1.3 - E-mail server

Any POP3/SMTP email server. Again, the e-mail server does not need to run under OS/2, but the supported OS/2 email servers have some advantages over other servers: WebMail/2 can dynamically migrate your OS/2 email server's user list. This way, you do not have to manually maintain two user lists. On advanced configurations you can use the New User Registration feature which allows users to apply for an email account.

Email server

URL

Weasel

Weasel Home Page

Inet.Mail

Hethmon Brothers

Inet.Mail Pro

Hethmon Brothers

InetPowerServer

IPS Home Page

IBM OS2PopS

OS2PopS Home Page

Genetic POP3

Any POP3-type email server (RFC1939).