Unable to read messages - rookie with iMS 5.2

Question

Hi,
I suppose this forum is from the iPlanet Messaging server, my excuses in advance if this matter is not properly posted.
I'm trying to install an iPlanet Mesaging Server v5.2, Directory Server 4.16 coming with the suite the customer bought in 2003. The server was okay but after a crash I had to reinstall the server, inherited from another person who left so, I'm a rookie with iMS but not with Solaris and SIMS 4.0.
I have followed all the procedures to install the server. Have created an user within the console administration. The user is recognized thanks to imsimta dirsync -F. I can login via HTTP and send messages outside.
My drama is, after days of research through the docs, that I can't read incoming mail. As a matter of fact the server receives email from outside seen snooping the network connections but nothing shows un into the INBOX, neither HTTP nor POP3 client.
There's not a clear evidence is the iDA (dlegated admin) is compulsory to properly manage users and groups, i did not install it, and did not install the Enterprise Server v.6.0 as well.
It is not clear if the ims_dssetup.pl needs to be run, there's an indication stating that if installing the directory server shipped on the same package as the mail server. I have run it as well but it looks like the DS schema was already up-to-date.
The SENT messages are properly shown so, I guess the store is okay but, why I'm not able to read the messages in the INBOX, they don't even show up by using mboxutil at all ("no new messages in server").
What am I doing wrong? any help would be highly appreciated.
Thanks a lot in advance.
Fabi�n R. Breschi

Answer 1

Please do remember, iMS 5.2 is two years old. We do not re-do a package, even two years later.
The download of iMS 5.2 continues to contain Directory 4.16, even though DS 4.16 is End Of Life. We encourage installatin of a current Directory Server rather than the one packaged with the download, and you would have seen that recommendation even as you performed that installation.
The release notes I'm referring to are the original 5.2 release notes. These were repeated from the 5.0 and 5.1 release notes, too.
you can still download the p2 patch from:
http://www.sun.com/download/products.xml?id=411bb50d
this is a patch, not a full release. Install your 5.2 bits, and then apply the patch.
Something else you may need to do. The Admin Guide, Appendix B talks about "direct ldap". We strongly recommend following those directions, even before starting the server. The old method for accessing the Directory data, "dirsync" will not be fixed, and does exhibit problems.
There are only a "readme" and a "buglist" associated with the p2, and that's included with the download itself.