Sun Java System Messenger Express 6 2005Q4 Customization Guide

Localizing Messenger Express

You can localize any feature of Sun Java System Messenger Express. You can create different pages for different languages. When you create language-specific static webmail pages, you group them in subdirectories under the main document directory. The webmail code automatically detects the client’s language preference and fetches the webmail pages from the appropriate subdirectory.

When you change common sections of the static webmail pages, you must make the changes on multiple occasions if modifications are desired across languages (for example, to JavaScript behavior). Conversely, you can make language-specific modifications selectively throughout the application.

Specific Locales

Specific Locales lists the specific locales and their abbreviations supported by Messenger Express services. The protocol’s default language is English.

Table 1–2 Messenger Express Specific Locales

Locale  

Abbreviation  

English 

en 

Japanese 

ja 

Spanish 

es 

French 

fr 

German 

de 

Russian 

ru

Arabic 

ar

Location of Locale-Specific Customizable Files

The localized Messenger Express JavaScript and HTML files reside in the msg_svr_base/html/locale_specific directory, where msg_svr_base represents the directory path in which the Messaging Server software is installed.