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Preface

1 Introduction

Oracle Email Overview

Oracle Email Features

Message Store

Open Standards-Based Messaging

Thin Client

Extended Server Side Filters

Integration With Other Applications

Enhanced Administration Features

2 Getting Started

Pre-Configuration Checklist

Verifying the Java and OracleText Options on the Mail Store Database

Verifying and Starting the Oracle9iAS Infrastructure and Application Servers

Registering the Database with Oracle Internet Directory

Setting the Database init.ora Parameters on the Mail Store Database

Creating Mail Store Tablespaces and Schema

Configuring Oracle Email

Configuring the Oracle Email Mail Store

Configuring the Oracle Email Middle Tier

Using the Administration Tools

Oracle Enterprise Manager

Thin Client

Starting Up, Shutting Down, and Reinitializing Oracle Email

Verifying and Starting the Listener for the Mail Store

Verifying and Starting the Listener for the Middle Tier

Starting the Oracle Email System

Stopping the Oracle Email System

Reinitializing the Oracle Email System

Creating a Public User

3 Administration and Provisioning

Initial Administration Tasks

Creating the Initial Domain

Creating the Initial User

Changing Administrator Password

Managing Oracle Email

Managing Domains

Managing Users

Managing Lists

Managing Aliases

Scanning and Removing Viruses

Usage Examples

4 Servers and Processes

Mail Store

High-Level Interface

Process Close to the Data

Extensible Store

Modifying Mail Store Default Parameters

Modifying Mail Store Connection Parameters

Mail Store Parameters

Oracle Text Settings

Quota

Server Side Filters

IMAP4 and POP3 Processes

Standards Supported

Process Architecture

Process Log Writing

SMTP Process

Standards Supported

Various Configurations

Message Flow

Inbound SMTP Server Architecture

Outbound SMTP Server Architecture

Antispamming

Virus Scanning

External Process Interface

Address Rewriting Rules

Rule Symbols

Rule Execution Guidelines

Housekeeping Process

Tertiary storage

List Server Process

List Server Mail Interface

Managing Server Processes

Starting, Stopping, or Reinitializing All Server Processes

Creating a Server Instance

Deleting a Server Instance

Starting a Server Instance

Stopping a Server Instance

Reinitializing a Server Instance

Modifying Parameters for a Specific Server Instance

Modifying Server Default Parameters

Server Parameters

IMAP4

POP3

SMTP In

SMTP Out

Housekeeping

List Server

Server Log Files

IMAP4

POP3

SMTP In and SMTP Out

Housekeeping

List Server

SSL Setup

Obtaining a SSL Server Certificate

Configuring the Network Listener for SSL

Configuring Protocol Servers for SSL

Thin Client

Thin Client Tool Kit Properties

Tool Kit Default Settings

Thin Client Log Files

5 Error Messages

Overview

IMAP4 and POP3

SMTP

Housekeeping

List Server

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6 Command Line Interface

OESCTL

Getting Usage Information

OESCTL Syntax

Examples

OESMON

Handling of Units

Metric Names

Examples

Error Output

OESUCR

Usage

Examples

OESDL

Usage

Examples

OESRL

Usage

Examples

OESCHART

Usage

File Formats

Graph Styles

Mandatory Entries

Examples

Selecting Graphs to Display in Oracle Enterprise Manager

A Server Statistics

POP3 Statistics

IMAP4 Statistics

SMTP In Statistics

SMTP Out Statistics

Housekeeping Statistics

List Server Statistics

B Oracle Email Access Control Lists

Mail Server Access Control Lists

OID Group Membership for EmailAdminsGroup

Oracle Email Privilege Groups

Index