Advanced PMDF E-Mail

PMDF provides "Internet-style" e-mail integration of disparate mail systems including PC LAN mail systems, Digital's Message Router and MailBus 400, other X.400 systems, FAX, alphanumeric pagers, etc. This course provides an in-depth look at PMDF features which email backbone and gateway managers will use.

Generally, this course is tailored to the needs of the students, based on the subject list. Normally there is not sufficient time to cover all of the topics possible.

You will learn:

• How to tune your PMDF configuration for performance and security
• How to solve problems in other email systems using PMDF
• How to handle centralized directories and directory synchronization

Topics which can be covered include:

• PMDF performance tuning
• PMDF security in an Internet environment
• Filtering "Spam" and anti-relay techniques
• Operation of mailing lists with PMDF
• PMDF monitoring and management techniques
• Little-known useful features, such as paging and printing
• Directory synchronization
• PMDF and Microsoft Exchange; PMDF and Lotus Notes
• X.500 and LDAP directory services

• 1 day (or more)

Audience:

• Mail Managers
• Network Managers
• Postmasters

Prerequisites:

• Basic TCP/IP networking concepts
• Basic electronic mail concepts
• Basic PMDF knowledge