Novell Documentation: GroupWise 6.5 - Basic Addressing Syntax

Basic Addressing Syntax

The following sections provide information about the address syntax required for GroupWise users to send and receive Internet messages.

The syntax assumes that you have not configured your GroupWise system to simplify addressing. If, after reviewing the information below, you decide that you want to simplify addressing, you have the following options:

Enable your GroupWise system to use an Internet-style address format (user@host) rather than the standard GroupWise address format (user_ID.post_office.domain). This is the recommended configuration. For details, see Internet-Style Addressing.
Add specific Internet sites (hostnames) and/or Internet users to your GroupWise system, or define addressing rules that enable the GroupWise system to recognize Internet-style addresses and route them to the Internet Agent. This can require much work on your part and is not the recommended configuration. For details, see Simplifying Addressing.

Sending Messages

GroupWise users can send Internet messages using the following syntax:

internet_agent:"user@host"

For example:

gwia:"rcollins@novell.com"

This addressing syntax requires you to provide GroupWise users with the name of the Internet Agent (in this example, gwia). Users must also place quotation marks around the user@host portion of the address.

Receiving Messages

For a GroupWise user to receive an Internet message, the message address must include the GroupWise addressing elements (user_ID.post_office.domain) that will make the address unique within the GroupWise system.

UserID is Unique: If a GroupWise user ID is unique within your GroupWise system, the user's Internet address can include only the user ID (user_ID@host). For example, jsmith@novell.com.

Post Office is Unique: If the GroupWise user ID does not create a unique address, the address must also include the user's post office (user_ID.post_office@host). For example, jsmith.research@novell.com.

Domain is Unique: If the GroupWise user ID and post office do not create a unique address, the address must also include the user's domain (user_ID.post_office.domain@host). For example, jsmith.research.provo@novell.com.

Receiving Replies to Sent Messages

When sending messages, the Internet Agent automatically adds the addressing elements necessary for the user's address to be unique in your GroupWise system.This ensures that the message's From line contains the address required to send a message back to the GroupWise user.

You can also specify the exact elements (user_ID, user_ID.post_office or user_ID.post_office.domain) that will be included in the address. How you do so depends on whether or not your GroupWise system is configured for Internet-style addressing:

Internet-style addressing enabled: The user's address is determined by the preferred address format assigned to him or her. For information, see Enabling Internet Addressing.
Internet-style addressing disabled: The Sender's Address Format field (Internet Agent object > GroupWise tab > Address Handling page > Sender's Address Format) determines the address format. For more information, see Configuring How the Internet Agent Handles E-Mail Addresses. The /aql startup switch can also be used for this same purpose.