Sending e-mail using Systems Network Architecture distribution services

You can send e-mail from your system using a Systems Network Architecture distribution services (SNADS) client program. The sender of the e-mail must be a local SNADS user.

Prerequisites

A local SNADS user must have a user profile so that the user is enrolled in the local system distribution directory entry. To enroll local SNADS e-mail users, see Enrolling e-mail users.

To send e-mail, follow these steps:

  1. In the IBM® i character-based interface, type SNDDST (the Send Distribution command) and press Enter.
  2. Press F10 to see all the parameters.
  3. At the first prompt, Information to be Sent, enter *LMSG and press Enter.
  4. Enter the recipient's user ID and server address or an Internet address.
  5. Enter a message description at the Description prompt.
  6. Press the Page Down key and type your e-mail at the Long Message prompt.
  7. Press Enter to send the e-mail.
Note: You can also use Internet addressing when you send mail with the Send Distribution (SNDDST) command.