8.1 GroupWise Agent Overview

Each time you create a new post office, you must set up at least one Post Office Agent (POA) for it. Some of the POA’s tasks in the post office include:

Each time you create a new domain, you must set up a Message Transfer Agent (MTA) for it. Some of the MTA’s tasks in the domain include:

The POA requires direct access to the post office directory so that it can write to the post office database. The MTA requires direct access to the domain directory so that it can write to the domain database.

The Document Viewer Agent (DVA) is installed along with the POA and MTA. It does not need access to any databases because it communicates with the POA and with the WebAccess Application using TCP/IP. It can also be installed on a separate server, where no domain or post office is located.

Basic GroupWise system with the MTA, the POA, and the DVA