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What You Need to Know
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What's in This Guide
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Document Conventions
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Where to Find This Guide Online
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How to Use Online Help
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Where to Find Related Information
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Chapter 1
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Getting Started with Netscape Messaging Server
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Messaging Server Features
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Highly Scalable with Standard Protocols
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Flexible Configuration and Monitoring
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Powerful Security and Access Control
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Convenient Management Interface
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Where to Go for More Information
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Deployment and Installation
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Deployment Considerations
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Installation Configurations
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The Installation Process
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Post-Installation Directory and File Organization
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Using Netscape Console
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Getting to a Messaging Server
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Performing Typical Tasks
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Performing All Configuration and Administration Tasks
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Using the Command Line
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Configuring General Messaging Capabilities
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Viewing Basic Server Information
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SNMP Setup
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Configuring End-User Information
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Configuring Default Languages
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Specifying a Site Language
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Specifying a Domain Language
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Starting and Stopping Services
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Customizing Directory Lookups
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Encryption Settings
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Where to Go from Here
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Interface Reference: General Messaging Services
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Tasks Tab
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Configuration Tab
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Information Tab
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End User Tab
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Language Tab
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Domain/Language Mapping Window
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General Tab
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LDAP Tab
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Change Password Window
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Chapter 2
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Configuring POP, IMAP, and HTTP Services
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General Configuration
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Enabling and Disabling Services
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Specifying Port Numbers
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Ports for Encrypted Communications
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Service Banner
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Login Requirements
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Anonymous Login
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Password-Based Login
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Certificate-Based Login
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Performance Parameters
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Number of Processes
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Number of Connections per Process
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Number of Threads per Process
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Dropping Idle Connections
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Logging Out HTTP Clients
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Client Access Controls
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Configuring POP Services
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Configuring IMAP Services
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Configuring HTTP Services
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Customizing HTTP Services
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Interface Reference: POP, IMAP, and HTTP Configuration
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IMAP System Tab
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POP System Tab
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HTTP System Tab
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Chapter 3
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Configuring SMTP Services
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About SMTP
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Viewing and Configuring Domain Information
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Specifying an Address Completion Domain
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Specifying the Domains Local to Your Server
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Specifying Delivery Options
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Delivering Mail to Unix Mail Folders
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Delivering Mail to a Program
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Deferring Delivery
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Verifying Recipient Addresses
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Performing Reverse IP Address Lookups
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Specifying the Number of MTA Hops
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Reserving Free Disk Space for the Message Queue
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Enabling Optional SMTP Features
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Verifying User Names (VRFY)
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Verifying a Mailing List (EXPN)
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Enabling Requests for Deferred Queue Processing (ETRN)
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Limiting Message Size (SIZE)
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Specifying Automatic Reply Information
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Specifying Error Handling
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Specifying Routing and Addressing Information
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Specifying Envelope Rewrite Methods
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Specifying From Address Rewrite Style
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Specifying Alternate Search Methods
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Editing SMTP Routing Table Entries
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Controlling Access to SMTP Services
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Enabling Authenticated SMTP
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Specifying Access Control Filters
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Filtering Unsolicited Bulk Email
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Working with SMTP Plugins
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Message Queue Concepts
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Logical Queue
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Physical Queue
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Specifying Actions on Deferred Queues
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Specifying Message Handling for Deferred Queues
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Specifying Alternate Paths for Physical Queues
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Interface Reference: SMTP Configuration
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SMTP System Tab
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Local Domain Window
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SMTP Accept Tab
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SMTP Autoreply Tab
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SMTP Error Tab
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SMTP Address Tab
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SMTP Routing Entry Window
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SMTP Access Tab
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Queued Messages Tab
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Queued Messages Action Window
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Message Queue Configuration Tab
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Alternate MTA Queue Entry Window
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Chapter 4
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Managing Mail Users and Mailing Lists
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About Users and Groups for Messaging
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Users and Mail Accounts
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Groups and Mailing Lists
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Mail-Administration Features
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Managing Mail Users
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Accessing Mail Users
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Specifying User Email Addresses
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Configuring Delivery Options
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Specifying Forwarding Addresses
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Configuring Auto-Reply Settings
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Managing Mailing Lists
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Accessing Mailing Lists
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Specifying Mailing List Settings
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Specifying List Members
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Defining Message-Posting Restrictions
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Defining Message-Rejection Actions
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Interface Reference: Managing Mail Users
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User Settings Tab
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Alternate Addresses Window (Users)
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Delivery Tab
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POP/IMAP Delivery Window
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Add Access Domain Window
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Program Delivery Window
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Forwarding Tab
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Forwarding Address Window
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Auto-Reply Tab
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Date-Time Window
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Interface Reference: Managing Mailing Lists
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Settings Tab
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Owners Tab
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Alternate Addresses Window (Groups)
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Add/Edit List Owner Window
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Descriptions Tab
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Email-only Members Tab
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Add/Edit Dynamic Criteria Window
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Dynamic Criteria Test Result Window
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Add/Edit Email-Only Member Window
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Restrictions Tab
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Add/Edit Allowed Sender Window
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Add/Edit Allowed Sender Domain Window
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Actions Tab
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Add/Edit Moderator Window
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Chapter 5
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Managing the Message Store
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Overview
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Message Store Directory Layout
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How Messages Are Erased from the Store
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Specifying Administrator Access to the Store
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Adding an Administrator
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Modifying an Administrator Entry
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Deleting an Administrator Entry
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Configuring User Disk Quotas
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Specifying a Default User Disk Quota
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Specifying a Quota Threshold
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Defining a Quota Warning Message
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Setting a Grace Period
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Configuring Message Store Partitions
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Specifying Aging Policies
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Performing Maintenance and Recovery Procedures
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Using the stored Utility
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Managing Mailboxes
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Repairing Mailboxes and the Mailboxes Database
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Monitoring Disk Space
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Monitoring Disk Quota Usage
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Backing Up and Restoring the Message Store
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Interface Reference: Message Store Configuration
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Administrator Tab
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Store Administrator Entry Window
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Quota Tab
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Partition Tab
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Store Partition Entry Window
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Aging Tab
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Aging Rule Entry Window
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Chapter 6
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Security and Access Control
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About Server Security
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About HTTP Security
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User Password Login
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IMAP, POP, and HTTP Password Login
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SMTP Password Login
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Configuring SSL Encryption and Authentication
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Obtaining Certificates
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Enabling SSL
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Setting Up Certificate-Based Login
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Configuring Administrator Access to Messaging Server
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Hierarchy of Delegated Administration
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Providing Access to the Server as a Whole
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Restricting Access to Specific Tasks
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Configuring Client Access to TCP Services
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How Client Access Filters Work
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Filter Syntax
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Filter Examples
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Creating Access Filters for Services
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Creating Access Filters for HTTP Proxy Authentication
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Interface Reference: Security and Access Control
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Encryption Tab
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Cipher Preferences Window
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IMAP Access Tab
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IMAP Allow Filter Window
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IMAP Deny Filter Window
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POP Access Tab
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POP Allow Filter Window
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POP Deny Filter Window
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HTTP Access Tab
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HTTP Allow Filter Window
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HTTP Deny Filter Window
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HTTP Proxy Tab
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HTTP Proxy Allow Filter Window
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SMTP Access Tab
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SMTP Allow Filter Window
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SMTP Deny Filter Window
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Chapter 7
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Working with SMTP Plug-Ins
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About SMTP Plug-Ins
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Managing SMTP Plug-Ins with Netscape Console
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Installing Plug-Ins
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Deleting (Uninstalling) Plug-Ins
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Activating and Deactivating Plug-Ins
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Configuring Plug-Ins
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Managing SMTP Plug-Ins Manually
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Installing and Configuring Plug-Ins
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Deleting Plug-Ins
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Installing and Configuring Protocol-Level Plug-Ins
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Interface Reference: SMTP Plug-Ins
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SMTP Plug-ins Tab
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Plug-in Entry Window
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Chapter 8
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Filtering Unsolicited Bulk Email
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About UBE
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About the UBE Plug-In
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UBE Filters and the UBE Plug-In
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How UBE Filters Work
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UBE Filter Format
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Label
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Message Field
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Match Criteria
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Action
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Argument
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Available Actions for UBE Filters
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Regular Expressions for Match Criterion
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Envelope Fields and Header Fields
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Special Message-Field Names
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Negation Modifier
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Managing Filters with Netscape Console
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Activating the UBE Plug-In
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Creating a New Filter
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Editing an Existing Filter
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Activating and Deactivating Filters
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Changing the Order of Filters
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Parsing Header Fields
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Creating Filters Manually
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Plug-In File and Configuration Files
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Editing the Filter Configuration File
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Omitting Parts of a Filter
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Entering Comments
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Examples
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Extending the UBE Plug-In
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Using the RUN Action
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Using an Extension Library
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Anti-Relaying Defenses
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Creating an Anti-Relay Filter
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Using the Anti-Relay Plug-In
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Interface Reference: UBE Filters
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Unsolicited Bulk Email Tab
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UBE Filter Window
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Chapter 9
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Message Routing
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Overview
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Sending a Message
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Routing a Message
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Retrieving a Message
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How Messaging Server Routes Messages
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Step 1: Qualifying the Address
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Step 2: Searching for matching LDAP Entries
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Step 3: Checking if Domain is Local or Remote
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Step 4: Checking Routing Attributes
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Step 5: Routing to Remote Server
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About Alternate Search Methods
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About Recipient Address Rewrites
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About Mailing List Expansion and Delivery
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About the Domain Name System (DNS)
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Chapter 10
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Monitoring and Maintaining Your Server
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Overview
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Performing Daily Tasks
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Checking postmaster Mail
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Monitoring and Maintaining the Log Files
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Setting Up the stored Utility
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Starting and Stopping Services
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Monitoring and Controlling Disk Usage
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Monitoring Disk Usage
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Controlling Disk Usage
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Monitoring Server Response Time
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Performing Recovery Tasks
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Factors Affecting Messaging Server Performance
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Number of Users per Disk
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Configuration of POP, IMAP, and HTTP Services
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Configuration of SMTP Services
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Configuration of Logging Services
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Size of Mailboxes
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Distribution of the Store and Queue Directories
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MTA Thread Settings
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Applications Co-Resident with Messaging Server
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Activity of Administration Server
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Activity of Directory Server
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Location of Messaging Server and Directory Server
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Number of Address Lookups per Message
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Ratio of Local Delivery to Outbound Sends
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Use of RAID Technology
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Memory, Disk, and CPU Requirements
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System Monitoring Tools
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Using SNMP on Unix Platforms
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Communication Between the NMS and the Managed Device
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The Messaging Server Subagent
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Configuring SNMP
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Configuring the Subagent
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Enabling Statistics Collection
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Starting and Stopping the Subagent
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Verifying SNMP Configuration Changes
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Interface Reference: SNMP Configuration
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SNMP Tab
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Chapter 11
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Logging and Log Analysis
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Log Characteristics
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Services That Are Logged
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Levels of Logging
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Facilities as Categories of Logged Events
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Filename Conventions for Log Files
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Content Format for Log Files
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Log-File Directories
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Defining and Setting Logging Options
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Flexible Logging Architecture
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Planning the Options You Want
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Setting Logging Options
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Searching and Viewing Logs
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Search Parameters
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Specifying a Search and Viewing Results
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Analyzing Logs with Third-Party Tools
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Selected Event-Message Formats
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SMTP-Accept Log Format
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SMTP-Deliver Log Format
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Mailbox-Deliver Log Format
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Interface Reference: Logging and Log Files
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Log Files Content Tab
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Log Viewer Window
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Date-Time Window
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Log Files Option Tab
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Chapter 12
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Program Delivery
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About Program Delivery
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Program Delivery and Mailbox Delivery
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Program Delivery Failures
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Security Considerations
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Trusted Programs and Directory
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Trusted Directory and Operating Modes
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Guarding the Trusted Directory
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Scripts and Batch Files
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Enabling the Program Delivery Module
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Using Program Delivery to Handle Incoming Mail
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Administrators
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Users and Account Owners
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Program Delivery in Unix Environments
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Program Delivery and Unix
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How Program Delivery Works (Unix)
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Secure and Non-secure Modes (Unix)
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Running Programs as root
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Setting Up Program Delivery (Unix)
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Suspending Program Delivery (Unix)
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Disabling Program Delivery (Unix)
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Program Delivery in NT Environments
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How Program Delivery Works (NT)
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Setting Up Program Delivery (NT)
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Suspending Program Delivery (NT)
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Disabling Program Delivery (NT)
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Chapter 13
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Messaging Multiplexor
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About Messaging Multiplexor
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Multiplexor Benefits
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How Multiplexor Works
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Encryption (SSL) Option
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Certificate-Based Client Authentication
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User Pre-Authentication
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Virtual Domains
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Multiple Multiplexor Instances
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Multiplexor Configuration
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Multiplexor Configuration Parameters
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Command-Line Configuration Options
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Using the install Option
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Installing and Configuring Multiplexor (Unix)
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Before You Install (Unix)
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Multiplexor Files (Unix)
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Multiplexor Installation (Unix)
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Creating a Multiplexor Instance (Unix)
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Creating Additional Instances (Unix)
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Modifying an Instance (Unix)
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Multiplexor Configuration (Unix)
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Installing and Configuring Multiplexor (NT)
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Before You Install (NT)
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Multiplexor Files (NT)
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Multiplexor Installation (NT)
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Creating a Multiplexor Instance (NT)
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Creating Additional Instances (NT)
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Modifying an Instance (NT)
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Multiplexor Configuration (NT)
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Running Multiplexor
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Running Multiplexor (Unix)
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Running Multiplexor (NT)
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Uninstalling Multiplexor
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Removing Multiplexor (Unix)
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Removing Multiplexor (NT)
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Appendix A
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Command-line Utilities
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Overview of Command-Line Utilities
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Command-Line Utilities--General Information
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Messaging Server File Locations
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Location of Configuration Data
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Usage Requirements
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Messaging Server Utilities--Descriptions
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configutil
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counterutil
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deliver
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hashdir
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imscripter
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mailq
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mboxutil
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MoveUser
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NscpMsg
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processq
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qconvert
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quota
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readership
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reconstruct
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stored
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upgrade
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Alarm Attributes
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Appendix B
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sendmail Migration and Compatibility
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Moving Users to Messaging Server
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Running the unix2ldif Utility
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Running the ldifsplit Utility
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Running the chkuniq Utility
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Updating the LDAP Directory
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Moving sendmail Messages to Messaging Server
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Running the MigrateUnixSpool Utility
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Compatibility with Unix sendmail
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Command-line Compatibility
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Functional Compatibility
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sendmail Emulator Options and Aliases
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Appendix C
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SNMP MIB
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About the Messaging Server MIB
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How the MIB Is Activated
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Format of MIB Entries
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Description of the MIB File
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MIB Imports List
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Module Definition
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MIB Variables
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MIB Traps
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The Messaging Server MIB
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Glossary
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Index
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