Before configuring a TCP/IP channel, you must select a domain name (e.g., "ymir.claremont.edu") for each of the machines which will run PMDF. Associated with each domain name is an IP address (e.g., "134.173.4.23"). If the implementation of TCP/IP which you use supports domain literals and you wish to configure PMDF to use domain literal addressing (e.g., "ned@[134.173.4.23]"), then you will also want to have at hand the IP addresses for each of the machines for which PMDF will be configured.
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The PMDF configuration utility will create TCP/IP channels for you. If you use this utility to configure TCP/IP channels, then many configuration steps will have been performed for you. On OpenVMS you must still be sure to disable the native SMTP server, as described in Section 23.1.3 . On all platforms, be sure to complete all the configuration utility checklist steps, including configuring the PMDF Service Dispatcher. Innosoft strongly recommends that the configuration utility be used to configure TCP/IP channels. Documentation on the configuration utility may be found in the appropriate edition of the PMDF Installation Guide .