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