PowerTalk users may have a need to retrieve their PowerShare Server mail
from remote locations. There are a couple ways to do this for server-based
messaging.
If the user is at a Macintosh computer that is connected to the same
network as the PowerShare Mail Server on which the user has an account,
then the user can use the Visitor Mailbox feature to retrieve messages from
that PowerShare Mail Server. Search for "Visitor Mailboxes" for details.
If the user is using a Macintosh computer that is not connected to any
network, then it is still possible to retrieve PowerShare Mail Server based
mail using AppleTalk Remote Access (ARA). In this scenario, the user would
connect to the AppleTalk network containing their PowerShare servers and
communicate as though the remote Macintosh computer were connected to the
network locally. PowerTalk and PowerShare work the same over ARA as they
do when connected to a local network.
This is not the same as using Direct Dialup mail in PowerTalk. Direct
Dialup Mail is simply the ability of two Macintosh computers to call each
other and deliver a message. Direct Dialup mail and ARA use the same
connection scripts. However, they offer distinctly different types of
services.
Direct Dialup mail only works between two PowerTalk workstations. There
is no server-based dial up in the initial release of PowerShare. Two
individual PowerTalk workstations can call each other and exchange
messages. However, it is not possible to send an AOCE message to a
PowerShare account and have the server call the destination whether the
destination is either another server or an individual workstation.
PowerShare Mail Servers do not support Direct Dialup mail.
While ARA can be used to access messages in PowerShare Mail Server message
queues, there is no way to access messages that are located in personal
message queues. This is the same situation as with Visitor Mailboxes.
Remote users can gain access to any messages that are delivered to a
PowerShare Mail Server or through a server based Mail Service Access
Module. Any messages that are delivered to local message queues (Direct
Dialup mail, Direct AppleTalk mail and personal Mail Service Access
Modules) cannot be accessed remotely.