Preface

Intended Audience

The Oracle eMail Server Administrator's Guide is intended for anyone who will be planning, configuring, managing, or monitoring Oracle eMail Server. It provides an introduction to the components and concepts of eMail Server and describes the planning, configuring, and management tasks you will perform.

Oracle eMail Server Documentation

Oracle eMail Server documentation is available in HTML and PDF format on the CD-ROM and installs automatically during product installation. Use your Web browser to access $ORACLE_HOME/doc/es52/index.htm on your server. The following documents are available:

Oracle eMail Server Administrator's Guide

Oracle eMail Server Release Notes

Oracle eMail Server Installation Guide

Oracle eMail Server Developer's Guide

Notation Conventions

The following notational conventions appear in this manual:

Convention Description

italic

Italicized type identifies document titles.

Monospace

Monospace type indicates commands.

bold

Boldface type indicates script names, directory names, path names, and filenames (for example, the root.sh script).

UPPERCASE

Uppercase letters indicate parameters or environment variables (for example, ORACLE_HOME).

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.

In code examples, vertical ellipsis points indicate that information not directly related to the example has been omitted.

. . .

In command syntax, horizontal ellipsis points indicate repetition of the preceding parameters. The following command example indicates that more than one input_file may be specified on the command line.
command [input_file ...]

< >

In command syntax, angle brackets identify variables that the user must supply. The following command example indicates that the user must enter a value for the variable input_file:
command <input_file>

[ ]

In command syntax, brackets enclose optional clauses from which you can choose one or none. The following command example indicates that the variable output_file is optional:
command <input_file> [output_file]

{ }

In command syntax, curly brackets indicate that a choice of two or more items separated by a vertical bar or pipe ( | ). The following command example indicates a choice of either a or b:
command {a | b}

$

The dollar sign represents the shell prompt in UNIX. ¹

¹ In examples, an implied carriage return occurs at the end of each line, unless otherwise noted. You must press the Enter key at the end of a line of input.

Convention	Description
italic	Italicized type identifies document titles.
`Monospace`	Monospace type indicates commands.
bold	Boldface type indicates script names, directory names, path names, and filenames (for example, the root.sh script).
UPPERCASE	Uppercase letters indicate parameters or environment variables (for example, ORACLE_HOME).
. . .	In code examples, vertical ellipsis points indicate that information not directly related to the example has been omitted.
. . .	In command syntax, horizontal ellipsis points indicate repetition of the preceding parameters. The following command example indicates that more than one input_file may be specified on the command line. `command [input_file ...]`
< >	In command syntax, angle brackets identify variables that the user must supply. The following command example indicates that the user must enter a value for the variable input_file: `command <input_file>`
[ ]	In command syntax, brackets enclose optional clauses from which you can choose one or none. The following command example indicates that the variable output_file is optional: `command <input_file> [output_file]`
{ }	In command syntax, curly brackets indicate that a choice of two or more items separated by a vertical bar or pipe ( \| ). The following command example indicates a choice of either a or b: `command {a \| b}`
$	The dollar sign represents the shell prompt in UNIX. ¹