Note:
The web-based PMDF-MTA configuration utility automatically configures the Dispatcher, so you may skip this chapter if you have already configured using the web-based utility.
The PMDF Service Dispatcher is a resident process that listens for incoming TCP/IP connections on various ports and matches those incoming connection requests to various servers, e.g., the multithreaded SMTP server, a POP3 server, an IMAP server, an HTTP server, etc. (See PMDF System Manager's Guide for a more detailed discussion of the purpose and function of the PMDF Service Dispatcher.) The PMDF Service Dispatcher and the services it handles may be run on either a PMDF-MTA or PMDF-ACCESS system.
This chapter describes how to use the command line PMDF Service
Dispatcher configuration utility, PMDF CONFIGURE DISPATCHER. This
utility generates a basic PMDF Service Dispatcher configuration file,
dispatcher.cnf, in the PMDF table directory. It also
provides a checklist of the steps you need to take to complete the
configuration of the PMDF Service Dispatcher.