Microsoft Project Server 2000 email notification

[Andy]

I am trying to set up Microsoft Project Server 2000 and I
use MSP 2000. I am trying to set it up so that it
notifies resources via email when they have new tasks
assigned. I have one person who is acting as a "guinea
pig" while I am trying to set up the system for email
notification. I thought that I had it set up correctly,
and when I assigned new tasks to this resource it gave me
a dialog box with the option to change the text and it
appeared to send the email when I was through. The
particular resource has not recieved any emails, and I
have repeated this process several times. The person also
doesn't receive any of the status updates that I have
tried to send. I have not used Project Server before and
I have limited access to our technical support team.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Andy

 

[Gary L. Chefetz \(MVP\)]

Andy:

From your description, you may have configured the mail connection
incorrectly. I can't help you further without a detailed explanation of your
setup in relation to the SMTP server you're trying to connect to.

--

Gary L. Chefetz, MVP
"We wrote the book on Project Server
http://www.msprojectexperts.com

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[Andy]

Gary,

The server was installed a few years ago and no one has
been using it before now. About six month's ago I was
pulled from another department to become a project manager
when some people in the buisiness saw the need arise. I
have been given admin priveleges to try to get the system
running, but I know nothing about how the server was setup
upon installation. I have been trying to set it up for
email via the admin area. Do I need to be working in
another area? Sorry for the lack of information. Any
suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Andy

 

[Andy]

I noticed that there are no DSN's specified in Project
Server. Are these necessary for the email functions to
work correctly.

Thanks,
Andy

 

[Gary L. Chefetz \(MVP\)]

Andy:

You're going to have to make a significant self-study investment or convince
management to engage some outside talent. You should start with reading the
Installation and configuration guide version appropriate to your system. Go
to http://www.microsoft.com/downloads and select project management from the
drop down. Flip through all the pages to familiarize yourself with the tools
and documentation that Microsoft makes available to you.

--

Gary L. Chefetz, MVP
"We wrote the book on Project Server
http://www.msprojectexperts.com

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[Andy]

Thanks Gary, I had a feeling that might be the case.