How do I set up a proxy server for webmail services to assist in migrating from NMS 4.15p6 on NT
I want to have minimal if no downtime at all when moving the message store. iPlanet support hinted at an "unsupported" proxy server solution, and would give no further information. I am running the MMP with 5.1 and that supports IMAP and POP migration, but I need support for webmail services as well to complete the migration from NT to UNIX with minimal distruption of thousands of users. I am using the MoveUser utility to move the message store in hopes that will clear up some store corruption we have been seeing.
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709533] at [2007-11-25 7:07:43]
To get this in a 'supported' fashion you might want to wait until the iMS 5.2 release. iPlanet has said this release would include a webmail proxy/mmp server to do exactly what you desire.
A proxy server would not be a solution to your problem as it would have to have access and knowledge to the users mailhost attribute to determine to which host to route the webmail connection. The webmail proxy/mmp will have this functionality.
You might want to contact your iPlanet rep about this product and maybe you could get a copy of it as part of a beta program. I know iPlanet is always looking for oppourtunities for feedback like this.
-Chris
709463 at 2007-6-29 17:38:04 >
To further add to what Chris had to say. iMS 5.1 out of the box doe not have a proxy solution for webmail. iPlanet PS did have a java servlet created and it "works". It does not scale well nor is it supported.
Wait for 5.2 which will be out in a few weeks, if that long. It is called MEM (Messenger Express Multiplexor) and is actually the webmail daemon from the message store but using a new configutil parameter. So it will be supported and scalable. The MEM of 5.2 can be easily made to work with a 5.1 backend.
708686 at 2007-6-29 17:38:04 >
