Enterprise mail service software recommendation

Email server software: exchange2007, MDaemon, winmail mail server software, and U-mail server software.

1. Create an MDaemon server

MDaemon is a powerful email server software that runs on Windows 9x/me and Windows NT/XP/2000/2003 operating systems, it is particularly suitable for users who need to send emails to each other on the LAN and send emails to each other on the Internet. In addition to SMTP/POP3, MDaemon servers also include mail lists, support for aliases, automatic replies, automatic forwarding, multi-domain names, remote management, and other services. The MDaemon software of unlimited user versions can support thousands of users, so MDaemon can be applied to email services of any organization. The following describes how to install, configure, and manage MDaemon in a Windows 2003 environment.

I. Windows 2003 Server MDaemon Installation

(1) At the beginning of MDaemon installation, the system will require the user to select the language used in the MDaemon control interface. The MDaemon management interface supports multiple languages-English, German, and French. If you are familiar with English, we recommend that you select U. S. English for installation.

(2) Click OK in the dialog box to display the software license agreement. To continue MDaemon installation, you must accept this protocol.

(3) Click "agree" to display the Installation Wizard that selects the MDaemon installation path.

The installation path stores emails of all users. Therefore, we recommend that you install MDaemon in a partition with a large available disk space. Click the Browse button to select a new installation path.

(4) Click Next to display the Installation Wizard dialog box for entering authorization information. Here, you can enter the user and Organization Names respectively.

(5) Click Next To go to the page for selecting the component to be installed.

MDaemon has the following three installation and selection components.

MDaemon server for SMTP, pop and IMAP service are the most basic mail server content, so you must choose to install. It provides the SMTP mail sending service, POP3 mail receiving service, and IMAP service.

MDaemon client for Remote Configuration Services is a tool used to remotely manage the mail server.

If the mail server is stored in the ISP as a host, but cannot be controlled to the server frequently, this tool is the best choice.

WorldClient server for web based email and groupware services is used to select whether to install the web method to send and receive email client services. In MDaemon, webmail is the WorldClient. It is intended to be known to allow users to access this email server in any corner of the world. MDaemon performs email access based on B/S (Browser/Server) without installing any client software. All you need is a browser.

(6) Click "Next". The "prepare for installation" dialog box is displayed, prompting you to officially install MDaemon.

(7) Click Next to start the installation process and copy the file to perform the formal installation of MDaemon. After the installation is complete, the configure DNS dialog box is displayed. Enter the IP address of the primary DNS server and the backup DNS. Note that IP addresses are not fixed for dial-up users, so do not enter them. Select the use Windows DNS settings check box to use the network settings in windows.

(8) Click Next. The create first user registration information dialog box is displayed. Enter the full name (acceptable Chinese) and email account name (excluding the host domain name) in each text box) and account password. Here, this account is the postmaster (this account is an administrator account) and this accounth as administrator level Web Access (this account has the web administrator permission) options. If you want to use this user as the server administrator and web access administrator, you can select the two items respectively.

(9) Click the next button to check whether the mail service is added to the system service of the server. It is necessary to select this check box so that the created server can run the mail system normally without logging on to the server after it is started.

(10) Click the next button and the system will prompt whether to install the advanced options. Select the I want to go through the setup process now check box. The installer configures the MDaemon email server in wizard mode.

(11) Click the next button. The advanced installation setting wizard displays a description file. Click Next to display the dialog box for setting the domain name used by the email server. Enter a domain name in the blank column. For example, if the official domain name is ghq.org, type ghq.org here.

(12) Click Next to display the dialog box for setting the email proxy. When MDaemon receives an email, the POP server address (POP host) and user name and password entered here are connected to the mailbox and received to the local server, the user then receives the email from the local email server, that is, this is a mail proxy function. Because we provide email services for ourselves rather than for any email proxy, leave blank without entering any content.

(13) Click Next to display the Installation Wizard for setting MDaemon and ISP connection methods. If you have set up an email proxy, you need to establish a connection with the ISP. If no email proxy is set, no settings are required here. Deselect the yes, I want MDaemon to connect me to my ISP check box.

(14) Click the next button, and the system prompts that the MDaemon server has been successfully installed, and the installation successful dialog box is displayed. The four options mean to start MDaemon, view the instructions, upgrade immediately, and automatically monitor the upgraded version later. Select the check boxes start MDaemon and check for future updates automatically. The system immediately starts MDaemon and automatically downloads the update package online to upgrade MDaemon.

(15) Click Finish to complete the installation process and open the main interface of the Management window.

Ii. MDaemon settings

The management interface of MDaemon is very professional. It provides many options for selection and setting, but in fact there are not many options to set.

(1) double-click the mail icon in the tray area of the taskbar to display the main interface of the Management window. If this icon is not displayed, click Start> All Programs> MDaemon> startmdaemon to run the MDaemon mail service program.

(2) Select the WorldClient/RelayFax command from the setup menu. The WorldClient Settings dialog box is displayed.

(3) Select the server options tab in the dialog box. Here, you can set the following basic parameters for the mail server:

Enable WorldClient server: select this check box to start the WorldClient service so that you can send and receive emails through a web browser.

WorldClient is running under IIS: select this check box. When IIS is installed on the server, WorldClient runs under the IIS service.

Run worldclients server using this TCP port: In this text box, specify the port number used to access WorldClient. The default value is 3000, that is, users can access WorldClient through http://mail.ghq.org: 3000 (where mail.ghq.org refers to the domain name of the mail server. Of course, the port number can be changed to any port that is not occupied by the system.

Sessions not composing a message expire after 20 inactive minutes: In this text box, specify the idle connection timeout time. For example, if the client does not execute any email operation tasks within 20 minutes when it is set to 20, the system sets the connection to time out. When you connect to the server again, you need to re-verify the user name and password.

Sessions composing a message expire after 20 inactive minutes: Specify the connection timeout value in the text box. For example, if the value is set to 120 and the user's connection to the email server exceeds 120 minutes, the system also considers the connection to be timed out and forcibly disconnects the connection to require the user to log on again. This setting can not only prevent users from sending large volumes of attachments, but also prevent users from sending large volumes of spam.

Cache HTML templates to increase web server performance: select this check box to load the HTML template to the cache to Improve the Performance of Web Services.

Use cookies to remember Logon Name, theme, and other properties: select this check box. The system uses cookies to store user names, user-defined styles, and other data. This option is used by default. However, if users frequently access the Internet in public places, such as Internet cafes, we recommend that you cancel this option to increase security.

Require IP persistence throughout WorldClient session: select this check box to complete the same WorldClient process independently on the same IP address. This is also in consideration of security, so we recommend that you select this option.

Bind WorldClient's Web server to these IPs only... type IP address information in the text box to bind WorldClient to this address. If you have multiple IP addresses, virtual hosts, and want users to use different p addresses to access the same WorldClient service, you can enter all the IP addresses you want to bind in this box, separate multiple IP addresses with commas. If it is left blank, it indicates that you only want to use the IP address of MDaemon.

Restart worrentclient: click this button to restart WorldClient. Generally, it is used only after the WorldClient port or other options are modified.

(4) Select the domain options tab, where you can set the domain name as follows.

Select domain: select the domain name used by WorldClient from the drop-down list. If you only use one domain name, select the default option.

Language: select a language from the drop-down list, for example, Chinese ZH (Chinese ). The system itself supports the Chinese WorldClient interface, which is undoubtedly a good setting for friends who are not very good at English.

Theme: select the page style from the drop-down list. WorldClient comes with several style templates. You can set the default system template here.

Dateformat: select the date format from the drop-down list.

Allow user to create new accounts: select this check box to allow users to create new accounts themselves. This is a very considerate Design of MDaemon. Allowing users to apply for a mailbox automatically saves the trouble of manually adding users as administrators.

New Account creation password: In this text box, type the default password of the new account.

Message listing show this example msgs per page: In this text box, type the default number of attachments displayed on each page.

Message listing refresh frequency: Enter the default refresh frequency of the email box in the text box.

Save messages to 'sent' Folder: select this check box to save a copy in the send folder while sending the email. This option may occupy a lot of disk space, but it is very useful for searching mail content.

Compose in New Browse rwindow: select this check box to open a new window to edit the email.

Use advanced compose: select this check box to use advanced editing mode.

Enable comagent support: select this check box to enable Proxy Support.

Enable Instant Messaging: select this check box to send the email directly.

Log all IM traffic at the server level: select this check box to record all transfer records to the log file.

Im buddy list members des members of other domains: select this check box. The IM friends list can contain other domain name users.

Display Time Using AM/PM: select this check box to display the time in AM/PM format.

Empty trash on Exit: select this check box to clear the recycle bin in the inbox when you exit.

(5) Click "OK" to save the modifications made to the settings.

3. Add a user mailbox

After the email server is installed and set up, create a user, that is, create a personal mailbox.

1. Add a user

Click the new account command in the accounts menu of the MDaemon main window. Here, you need to set the email user name and password to be added. As with MDaemon installation, the full name text box is filled with the full name, And the maibox name below is filled with the user ID. If MDaemon has multiple domain names, you can add the user name to a domain name when adding a user. Enter the user password in the Account Password text box below.

2. USER parameter settings

In the create user dialog box, Set User parameters.

MDaemon can also control disk quotas for different users, that is, the maximum disk space that mail users can use and the maximum number of emails they can store in their mailboxes. All Disk Quota attributes are set on the quotas tab. Therefore, you must switch to the quotas tab first. The options are described in detail.

This account must observe these quota settings option: Enable disk quota control to indicate that this user account must follow the disk quota settings.

Maximum number of messages stored at once: Total number of mails simultaneously stored in the allowed mailbox.

Maximum disk space allowed: sets the maximum mailbox capacity that users can use.

Mdeamon also supports automatic account deletion and email deletion. By default, this function is disabled. If necessary, you can enable this function-to cancel the use defaults for this domain check box selection. After the check box is canceled, the three items below will become configurable.

Automatically delete account if inactive for is used to set the option to automatically delete unused accounts. If you enter "30" here, it means that the account will be automatically deleted when the user does not access the mailbox within 30 days. If it is set to 0, the account will never be deleted.

Delete messages older than: This option is used to automatically delete old emails.

If it is set to 30, the system automatically deletes emails that have been stored in the mailbox for more than 30 days. If it is set to 0, it means it is not deleted.

The use of Delete deleted IMAP messages older than is similar to that of the second item, but it is for IMAP mail.

By default, the MDaemon program allows all users to access their mailboxes through webmail. If you have different requirements, you can modify this option on the Web tab. If you can modify your data and settings after logging on to webmail, You must select the account can modify its own settings via WebAdmin check box here. To grant this user the email system administrator permission, select the this account has administrator level access to WebAdmin & calendars check box. These two items are two large configuration items. Below are the small options to restrict user permissions. The following is a description.

Edit real name option: whether to allow users to modify their real names.

Edit password: whether to allow users to modify their personal mailbox passwords (we recommend that you allow ).

Edit mail directory location: whether to allow users to modify the personal mail storage location.

Edit forwarding address: whether to allow users to modify the forwarding mail address (recommended ).

Edita dvanced forwarding: whether to allow users to modify the advanced forwarding options.

Edit encrypt mail setting: whether to allow users to modify encrypted mail settings.

Edit everyone list setting: whether to allow users to modify the mailing list settings of all personnel.

Edit mail restrictions: whether to allow users to modify email restriction settings.

Edit quota settings: whether to allow users to modify their personal Disk Quota settings.

Edit multipop settings: whether to allow users to modify multiple pop settings.

Edit autoresponder settings: whether to allow users to modify automatic reply settings (we recommend that you allow ).

Edit allow changes via email: whether to allow users to set through email.

Edit IMAP rules (Pro version only): whether to allow users to modify IMAP rule settings.

After setting USER Parameters, click OK to save the parameter settings and exit.

Iv. Web mail implementation

The MDaemon email server can send and receive emails in Web and pop modes. WorldClient is the webmail of MDaemon. If you want to enable the web method of MDaemon to send and receive emails, you must enable this function. Click the WorldClient/RelayFax button in the toolbar to display the WorldClient/RelayFax Properties dialog box. The enable WorldClient server is selected by default, that is, the web method is enabled to send and receive emails.

To change any parameters on the page, you must click restart WorldClient to make the changes take effect immediately. In the address bar of your web browser, type http: // MailServer: 3000 (such as http://mail.ghq.org: 3000) and press enter to display the user login page, in the E-mailaddress and Password text boxes, enter the user name (the part before the email address "@") and password. Click the sign in button, and the system will enter the user's mailbox. You can send and receive and read emails on this web page.

You can change the relevant parameters to facilitate sending and receiving operations. You can click the Options button to display the corresponding parameters of the mailbox.

If you change the language interface to a Chinese interface, click Finish to save the modification. The operations on sending and receiving emails will not be described in detail.

V. Web Remote Management

MDaemon provides the Web remote management function. In this way, no matter where you are, you can access the MDaemon server as long as you can access the local area network, and you can remotely manage the mail server.

(1) type http: // mail_server_ip_address: 3001 in the address bar of the web browser and press enter to display the logon window.

(2) enter the Administrator's username and password, and click the logon button to display the user list page.

(3) Click Add accounts hyperlink to display the add user page. Enter the user name and mailbox name respectively, select the domain name, and specify the corresponding password.

(4) Click the create button to set the mailbox in detail. Generally, the default value of the system can be used. Select the this account must observe these quota Settings check box to enable the disk quota function to avoid misuse of the email server space. Unlike Windows Server 2003, MDaemon does not require NTFS partitioning. In the maximum messages allowed in mailbox box, set the maximum number of mails that can be stored by the user on the server, and set the disk space that can be used by the user in the maximum disk space allowed (Kb) box, the Unit is kb.

(5) After the modification is completed, click Save changes to create a new user mailbox.

To delete a user mailbox, click Delete in the user mailbox of the user list. to modify a user mailbox, click Edit in the user mailbox of the user list.