Managing the Mail Administrator's account
When you install the Mail Server, it creates a registered user named Mail Administrator with the Internet alias "postmaster." This user has mail service but the account is disabled and does not have a password. You need to turn on the administrator's account and assign it a password. You can also forward mail sent to the administrator's account.
For greater control over the contents of the Mail Server database, you can turn on the IMAP Administrator Access protocol, which allows the administrator to view, delete, or change the e-mail messages stored on the Mail Server.
This section tells you
How to enable and disable mail for the Mail Administrator
How to enable and disable IMAP Administrator Access
How to forward the Mail Administrator's mail
About the "postmaster"
To set up the Mail Administrator's account, follow these steps: Click the Users button.
1
Log on to AppleShare IP Remote Admin.
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3
Click the Mail Administrator.
4
Click General Information.
5
If you like, enter a new name for the Mail Administrator in the
Name box.
Do not change or delete the Mail Administrator's Internet alias.
If you do, the Mail Server will automatically create a new account
with this alias.
6
Make sure the "User may log on" checkbox is selected.
If this box is not checked, the Mail Administrator cannot send
or receive messages.
7
Click the Save button.
To change any other settings for the Mail Administrator, click
the associated link in your browser. For detailed instructions
on each step, see Creating users.
The Mail Administrator should retrieve mail from this account
regularly.
IMAP Administrator Access is a protocol that provides complete control over the contents of the Mail Server. The Mail Administrator can view or edit the contents of any mail message in the Mail Server database from any computer connected to the network. For more information, see the section on IMAP Administrator Access.
To set up the IMAP Administrator Access protocol, follow these
steps: Click the Mail server button.
1
Log on to AppleShare IP Remote Admin.
2
3
Click the Server Settings button.
4
Click Advanced Server Options.
5
Click Protocols.
6
Select the IMAP Administrator Access checkbox.
7
Click the Save button.
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On each computer from which you plan to remotely administer the
Mail Server, configure your IMAP client software to connect to
the Mail Server over port 626.
IMPORTANT: Your IMAP client e-mail application must support nested folders
and the changing of the port.
The usual port for IMAP connections is 143. Setting the port number
to 626 enables your IMAP client to connect to the AppleShare IP
Mail Server and view and edit the entire contents of the Mail
Server database.
Only registered users that have "Enable user to administer the
server" selected in their User window and have mail enabled can
log on to the IMAP Administrator Access port.
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If you want to use IMAP Administrator Access from a separate account,
create a new IMAP Administrator user account and password. See
Creating a new user.
You can forward mail sent to the administrator's account to another user. See Enabling and disabling local user mail forwarding.
For compatibility with Internet conventions, the Internet alias for the Mail Administrator account is "postmaster." Administrators of SMTP-based mail servers typically describe mail-related problems by sending mail to "postmaster."
Encourage users to send mail-related problems, such as non-delivery reports, to "postmaster." That way, all mail about mail-related problems is centralized in one account.
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