Introduction
What's new in Messaging Server 3.5
About
this guide
About
the other guides
Conventions
used in this guide
Pathname
conventions
Chapter 1 Working with users
and groups
Using
the Administration Server
Starting
and stopping the Administration Server
Accessing
the Administration Server
Using
the Server Administration page
Using
the Messaging Server manager
What
are email accounts?
Working
with user and group forms
Managing
user accounts
About
the Mail User Information form
Preferred Language field
Primary
Email Address field
Alternate
Email Addresses field
Messaging
Server field
Delivery
Options fields
Auto-Reply
Mode field
Auto-Reply
Text field
Personal
Description field
Managing
group accounts
About
the Mail Group Information form
Preferred Language field
Primary
Email Address field
Alternate
Email Addresses field
Send
Errors To field
Messaging
Server field
List
of CC Recipients field
LDAP
Criteria for Generating CC List field
Maximum
Message Size field
Allowed
Sender Domains field
Allowed
Senders field
Rejection
Notice field
Using the LDAP search tool to create criteria-based cc lists
Required
and recommended groups
Required
group: Postmaster
Recommended
groups
Starting
and stopping the Messaging Server
Chapter 2 Working with system
settings
The
Messages form
Preferred Language field
Host
Finger Information field
Default
Vacation-Mode Reply Message field
Default
Echo-Mode Reply Message field
Default
Reply-Mode Reply Message field
`Quota
Exceeded' Message field
The
SMTP Channel Aliases form
Setting
up an SMTP channel alias
The
SMTP Channel Options form
Maximum
Number of MTA Hops field
SMTP Rewrite style field
Defer
Delivery to remote hosts field
Verify
each recipient's address field
SMTP
Mail Routing Table field
Example:
Unknown
Local Account, Maximum MTA Hops Exceeded, and Disk Quota Exceeded fields
The
System Configuration form
Address
Completion Domain field
Local
Mail Domains field
Queued
Mail Processing Interval field
Maximum
Mail Queue Time field
Lookup
Client Machine Names field
Default
Maximum Number of Concurrent POP3/SMTP Sessions field
Default Maximum Number of Concurrent IMAP4 Sessions field
Default
Maximum Number of Concurrent Local Sessions field
Minimum
Free Disk Space field
Default
User Disk Quota field
Recommended
Account Management URL for Mail Users field
NT Server Account Password field
LDAP Bind Account field
The
Single Copy On/Off form
The
Message Stores form
The
Unix Mail form
LDAP Routing Configuration
Specifying Alternate Search Methods
Search for Custom Domain
Search Using Truncated Domain
Search by User ID
Configuring Envelope Rewrite Rules
mailRoutingAddress Attribute
Combine uid and mailHost Attributes
Combine Local Part and mailHost Attribute
Chapter 3 Ensuring a secure
messaging system
System
security
Runtime
permissions
Access
domains
Access
domain algorithm
Encryption
forms
The
IMAP Encryption and Authentication form
The
Security Preferences form
Setting up Fortezza (Fortezza only)
Starting a secure IMAP4 server
Chapter 4 Server status and
reports
SNMP
configuration and control
The
SNMP Configuration form
Master
Host field
Organization
field
Location
field
Contact
field
SNMP
Statistics Collection options
The
SNMP Subagent Control form
Server
logs and reports
The
List of Queued Mail form
The
Logging Preferences form
Log
Directory field
The
View Logs report
Error
messages
Notification
messages
Error-Handler
Action form
Chapter 5 Working with server plugins
Configuring server plugins
Turning plugins on and off
Configuring plugins in detail
Controlling unsolicited bulk email (UBE)
How UBE filters work
Creating a UBE filter
Editing an existing UBE filter
Activating and deactivating UBE filters
Changing the order of UBE filters
More about UBE filters
Where to Find the General Scriptable Plugin
Where to Find Developer Information
Overview and Installation
Overview
Installation
Unsolicited Bulk Email (UBE) filter
What is UBE?
What is the UBE filter?
How do I use the UBE filter?
How do I create filters?
Notes on creating filters
Extensibility
Using the Run Action
Using the Extension Library
Appendix A Messaging Server
architecture
The
dispatcher
The
module configuration database
The
message transfer agent
Message
channels
The
components of a message channel
The
SMTP channel
Switching
messages between channels
The
local delivery channel
POP3
or IMAP4 delivery
Unix
delivery
Program
delivery
The
message transfer agent handlers
The
account handler
The
error handler
The
AutoReply utility
Directory
databases
The
Messaging Server finger service
Appendix B Compatibility with
sendmail
Functional
compatibility
SMTP
network interface
Incoming
mail
Outgoing
mail
Aliases
and mail forwarding
Delivery
to programs
Delivery
to files
Mailing
lists
Command-line
compatibility
Sending
mail with the sendmail replacement
Starting
the Messaging Server with sendmail
Checking
the mail queue
Other
modes
Sendmail
replacement program reference
Alternate
names for sendmail
Options
for sendmail
Appendix C Program delivery
About
program delivery
Program
delivery terminology
Trusted
and untrusted operating modes
Configuring
for program deliveries
Enabling
the program delivery module
Removing
the NO-PROGRAM-DELIVERIES file
The
program delivery module
Setting
up the trusted program directory
Setting
up the list of valid shells
Disabling
the program delivery module
Program
deliveries through the New User form
Program
deliveries and the Unix form
Appendix D Command-line operations
and utilities
Command-line
operations
Starting
the system
Shutting
down the system
Checking
the mail queue
Delivering
mail in the queue
Command-line
utilities
CheckPO
Synopsis
Description
Options
DelMbx
Synopsis
Description
MoveUser
Synopsis
Description
Requirement
Components
of LDAP URL
bindDN
bindDN
password
Examples
MTA-migrate
Migration
to an LDAP Directory Server
Migration
to a Local directory database
Preview
mode in MTA-migrate
Customization
of distinguished name
Migration
from 2.x post office
Migration
from 2.x mailbox
Migration
in stages
MTA-migrate
examples