Using the Mail Portlet

Use the Mail portlet to configure your email account on Sun GlassFish Web Space Server.

To Install the Mail Portlet

1. Choose Control Panel -> Server -> Plugin Installations.

2. Click Install More Portlets under Portlet Plugins tab.

3. Type mail as the search keyword and click Search Plugins.

4. Select the portlet link, and click Install to install the portlet.

To Configure Email Accounts

This procedure describes how to configure an email account and also illustrates the steps to add an IMAP Gmail account..

1. Log in to Web Space Server as the admin user.

2. Choose Add Applications from the Welcome menu and add the Mail portlet to your page.

3. Click the Configure Email Accounts link.

   You are prompted to add mail accounts.

   In order to add a Gmail account, you must first enable IMAP for the account.

   1. Sign in to Gmail.

   2. Click Settings at the top of any Gmail page.

   3. Click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP category.

   4. Select the Enable IMAP option.

   5. Click Save Changes.

4. Click Add a Gmail Account.

5. Type your Gmail user name and password and click Save.

   Your email account is added.

6. Click the Check Your Email link.

   You can read the mails and folders in your Gmail account and can compose new messages.