IMail Administrator Help V10 Contents CHAPTER 1 Introduction to IMail Administrator About Help....................................................................................................................................................................10 Web Administrator and Client ...............................................................................................................................12 IMail Administrator Requirements .......................................................................................................................14 New for Version 10 .....................................................................................................................................................15 New Features................................................................................................................................................................15 Accessing the IMail Web Administration ...........................................................................................................20 Using Internet Information Services (IIS) Virtual Directories.......................................................................21 Additional Resources.................................................................................................................................................21 Installing Patches and Upgrades...........................................................................................................................22 Table of Features.........................................................................................................................................................24 Helpful Definitions .....................................................................................................................................................25 File Attachment Settings..........................................................................................................................................26 IMail Processing Order..............................................................................................................................................26 CHAPTER 2 Installing Installing IMail Server Administrator ...................................................................................................................29 Setting the EMail Domain Name (Official Host Name)..................................................................................30 Setting Up an Alias for a Host.................................................................................................................................30 Setting Database Options........................................................................................................................................31 Installing SSL Keys ......................................................................................................................................................31 Folder Permissions and IIS Configuration..........................................................................................................32 IMail Folder Permissions and IIS Configuration IIS Settings.....................................................................................................................................................................35 Using IIS Virtual Directories.....................................................................................................................................36 Changing IIS Virtual Directory names....................................................................................................37 Adding a User During Install...................................................................................................................................37 Installing Patches and Upgrades...........................................................................................................................37 Using the IMail Installation Log File.....................................................................................................................38 CHAPTER 3 Mail Domain (Host) Configuration Domain Properties .....................................................................................................................................................40 Adding a New IMail Domain...................................................................................................................................44 1 Configuring an NT/AD database...........................................................................................................................49 About Virtual Mail Domains (Hosts).....................................................................................................................49 LDAP Settings...............................................................................................................................................................50 Inbound Delivery Rules for IMail Domains ........................................................................................................51 Bouncing Spam Messages using Rules ..................................................................................................52 Outbound Delivery Rules for IMail Domains.....................................................................................................53 Default Service Ports..................................................................................................................................................54 Setting up a Dial-up Internet Connection .........................................................................................................55 Method 2 Example.........................................................................................................................................57 Using ETRN to Retrieve Mail on a Dial-up Connection. ....................................................................57 Method 3 Example.........................................................................................................................................58 Changing the IP Address of a Host.......................................................................................................................58 Setting Up a Mail Gateway ......................................................................................................................................59 Setting up IMail Server as a Backup Mail Spooler ...........................................................................................60 CHAPTER 4 User Mail Accounts Creating User Database............................................................................................................................................63 Using the Windows NT/Active Directory Database ...........................................................................63 Importing Windows NT Users....................................................................................................................64 Using the IMail Database.............................................................................................................................65 Creating External User Database for a Mail Domain .........................................................................65 Working with Individual User Accounts .............................................................................................................67 Vacation Message for IMail User...............................................................................................................68 About Beeper/Pager Aliases.......................................................................................................................68 Customizing the Full Mailbox Notification Message.........................................................................68 Full Mailbox Notify Example.......................................................................................................................69 CHAPTER 5 System System Settings...........................................................................................................................................................71 DNS Black Lists (Server Level Options)................................................................................................................72 Understanding DNS Black Lists .................................................................................................................74 How Black Lists Work ....................................................................................................................................75 Add/Edit the DNS Black List........................................................................................................................76 View Queue...................................................................................................................................................................77 Managing Messages in the View Queue Page.....................................................................................79 Cleaning the Spool Directory (Isplcln.exe)............................................................................................79 File Extensions of Files in the Queue.......................................................................................................80 Beginning Character of Files in the Queue 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