IMail Installation and Setup Graphics Tutorial _ server Other

Installation and setup of IMail

1, installation.

① Double-click the installation file Imtm_x86.exe to install. In addition to selecting IMail Password and imail Web server in the selected installed IMail service, the default options are used.

② installation is complete, after reboot, you can find the relevant files in the start → program →imail.

2, increase mail server (POP3) and mail users.

① Run the IMail manager. Select "Start → program →imail→imail Administrator".

② Select "IMail administrator→localhost→ right button →add Host". The following figure:

③ establishes the first mail server lianhe.com. Select "Local address→192.168.0.1→official Host name→ changed to: lianhe.com"; Other items can be Chaten modified if necessary. The following figure:

④ in the same way in other IP set up other mail server (because the IP is different, so the mail server is relatively independent, users will not be generic), all built, and then choose Save saved with exit exit. The following figure:

⑤ Add mail users. Open the appropriate mail server, select the "users→ right →add users", can increase mail users, and can modify the initial password and other data. The following figure:

IMail Web Login Mode setting

1, for 8181 ports to open Web management. Select localhost→monitor→: WWW (Web server) →start. The following figure:

　　

2, Web login URL:

http://mail server name: 8383

Or

http://mail server name: 8181

Note: Do not forget to add "http://"!!!

3, the Web login schematic:

①http://www.lianhe.com:8383 's Web home page. The following figure:

　　

②http://www.lianhe.com:8383 's mail Main page. The following figure:

　　

③http://www.lianhe.com:8181 's Web home page. The following figure:

　　

④http://www.lianhe.com:8181 's mail Main page. The following figure:

　　

IMail Web Way to send and receive mail

　　First, about the Web mode:

1, start the Web mode:

①8383 port: Select "IMail administrator→localhost→ right window →web messageing server→start".

Run the format: http://domain name: 8383

②8181 Port: Then select the right window →monitor→www (Web Server) →start.

Run the format: http://domain name: 8181

2, this article to 8383 ports as an example. Note that when you first enter the main screen, the mailbox link is not available, as shown in the following figure, to receive mail in the Web, you must first send the corresponding user at least one letter, see text.

　　

　　Second, the basic operation of the Web mode:

1, Compose New mail: Choose "Compose" then enter the screen of sending mail. For example, send a letter to yourself, as shown below:

　　

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The ① "Add all ..." option means that all the recipient addresses are added to the Address book, and can be modified in the following figure, at the location books.

② "Save ..." means that the copy of this message is saved to the Sent mail box (Sent) and can be seen in the Sent of the main screen.

③ "include ..." means "signature" (Signature), which can be modified at the change Signature of the following figure options.

　　

2, send and then select "Menu" Back to the main screen, because the contents of the Inbox, the mailbox link can be used, as shown in the following figure. The menu and options, logoff exit the Web, compose write a new message, read mail gets a new message, summary is the equivalent of entering the Inbox (Main), mail inbox, sent sent a mail box.

　　

3. Enter the Inbox. Select "Main" or "Summary". The following figure:

　　

4, in the Inbox click on the title of the message to see the text of the message. The following figure:

　　

5, the default, when forwarding (Forward) mail does not include the original message attachment, if you want to change to include, then select Preferences in option (main screen), and then check "include attachments" can be. The following figure:

　　

IMail IP corresponds to multiple independent mail servers

Operating Environment 〗:nt/2k

Run version 〗:imail 5.0/imail 6.0

One, for example: Only one IP is: 192.168.0.1, now need to use it to build independent two mail servers: Aaa.net and bbb.net.

Second, set up:

1, DNS settings:

The setting of the ①aaa.net. Create a record of the following figure in the start → program → admin tool →dns, in order for a record of the first aaa.net and Mail.aaa.net, and then the MX (mail forwarding) record pointing to Mail.aaa.net.

　　

The setting of the ②bbb.net. A record of the following figure is established, in order of the first bbb.net a record, and then the MX (mail forwarding) record pointing to Mail.aaa.net.

　　

2, Imail Administrator set:

The setting of the ①aaa.net. Enter "Imail administrator→add host→192.168.0.1→official Host name:mail.aaa.net→aliases:aaa.net". As shown in the following illustration:

　　

Settings for ②wywy.com and mail.wywy.com. Enter the "add→ $virtual 001→official Host name:mail.bbb.net→aliases:bbb.net" (mail.bbb.net this name is only used for "relay", and does not need to be set in DNS). As shown in the following illustration:

　　

Once the ③ is established, there are two separate mail servers as shown in the following illustration: (Two new users Santai belong to Aaa.net and bbb.net two mail servers, respectively)

　　

④ stop running the SMTP service again. Choose "Smtp→stop→start". The following figure:

　　

Iii. use: (for example in Outlook)

1, for example, in the first mail server to establish a user named Santai, then its e-mail address is santai@aaa.net, its user name is SANTAI,POP3 address for aaa.net. The following figure:

　　

2, for example, in the second mail server to establish a user named Santai, then its e-mail address is santai@bbb.net, its user name is SANTAI@BBB.NET,POP3 address for aaa.net. The following figure:

　　

3, the Aaa.net Web login method as follows:

　　

4, the Bbb.net Web login method as follows:

　　

Mailing List of IMail

　　first, about mailing list :

1. You can send an email to everyone in the mailing list at the same time;

2, can be sent including the corresponding command line mail to automatically join or exit the mailing list, and can get help information and list of content, etc.;

3, you can set the designated users to use the message column clear, you can set the list password.

　　second, the establishment and use of mailing lists :

1, the Establishment mailing list. Select the left window →mail.aaa.net (mail server name) →lists→add list ..., and then enter the mailing list name. For example, create a mailing list named "List-1", then in "Lists" (list) you can see the list name "List-1", and in "aliases" (alias), automatically establish the "Imailsrv", "list-1", " List-1-owner "and" owner-list-1 "four aliases. As shown in the following illustration:

　　

2, manually increase the mailing list contains e-mail addresses. In the illustration above, select "Addresses" to enter the added address in one line. The results are shown in the following illustration:

　　

3, to the mailing list list-1 letter. The To column format is the list name @ server name (for example, list-1@aaa.net). You can also send this message to all e-mail addresses contained in the addresses of the mailing list list-1.

4, Join/exit mailing list or get the help of mailing list, content and other information. The "to" column format is "imailsrv@ server name" (such as: imailsrv@aaa.net). Put the corresponding format in the body area of the command (one line):

① help file in format:

② get the Help file for the specified list: list name

③ gets the list of all the participants in the specified list: list name

④ to add himself to the list: Subscribe list name (not e-mail address)

⑤ exit the specified list: Unsubscribe list name your name.

5. Send a letter to the owner of the list. The "to" column, filled with the list name-owner@ server name (such as: list-1-owner@aaa.net), will be sent to the e-mail contained in the "owner" unit of this list's home screen.

　　third, the mailing list of other settings :

1, the mailing list is automatically received before the message header plus the specified content and then forwarded to the e-mail address contained below.

① the following figure, select Enable Sub ..., and then enter any content you wish to add later.

　　

After the ② is set up in the previous step, the message you receive is shown in the following image:

　　

2, in order to prevent users abuse mailing list, you can also set a password. Only people who know the password can send letters to this mailing list.

① Select Use Password and enter the appropriate password. The following figure:

　　

② when you send a message to this list, the format in the subject column is "[: Password:] topic content." As shown in the following illustration:

　　

③ If you do not know the password or the password is incorrect, the sent message will be returned. As shown in the following illustration, the returned message is selected as the incorrect password error prompt:

　　

3, if you want to know that a mailing list (such as list-1) contains all the number of e-mails, format the following figure, where find is the DOS of the search file contents of the command, list-1 to check the mailing list name, in fact, the role of this command is to see how many "@" symbol in the file! Because an e-mail has and only one of these symbols, the number of "@" is the number of the address.

　　

IMail mail forwarding, automatic reply and vacation reply

Test environment 〗:nt/2k,imail6.02, used as an example of e-mail for santai@aaa.net

　　First, mail forwarding:

1. Purpose: To forward all letters sent to the designated mailbox to other mailboxes (optionally, in the original mailbox).

2, set: Select the "left window →santai (user name) → right window →general→forward", and then enter the e-mail address to be forwarded. The following figure is selected:

　　

3. Description:

① multiple mailboxes are separated by commas (,).

② if you need to forward and keep a copy in the original mailbox, add a period and a comma (.,) in the first order of the forward box, if you don't want to keep it in the original mailbox. The picture above shows the situation to be preserved.

③ Here the address is also a mailing list name (Lists) or alias (aliases). For example, fill in "Maillist-1@aaa.net", the letter sent to this mailbox will be forwarded to the mailing list Maillist-1 all the e-mail addresses included.

　　Second, automatic reply:

1. Purpose: The letter sent to the designated mailbox (mail directory) will be automatically replied (Customize the content of the message, and choose whether to forward the incoming message to another mailbox).

2, Reply All the letter: (Take advantage of the default main directory)

① server-side settings. Select "Info." manager→sub-area→ Select MAIN→MESSAGE:XXX (automatic reply information) →enable info ... ". The following figure:

　　

② the client "to" column in the format "username @ server name" (such as: santai@aaa.net).

③ all messages will be automatically answered. The first line of the message is also the subject of the automatic reply to the letter. The client is shown below:

　　

③ if "... mail to:" There are other e-mail addresses, then automatically reply to the message will be forwarded to the past. If this e-mail address and this e-mail is the same server, the mail server can be omitted, only the user name can be lost, if for different mail servers, you must enter a full e-mail address. Same

3, according to different requests to return different content of the letter:

① For example, there are help files on NT and 2000 and 98 that can be sent to help the content of other people's requests.

② Action: (for an example of a setting of 2000)

A, server-side add and set a sub-zone named "2000". If you enter "2000" in "Sub-Area" and then click the mouse at any input, the zone is successfully established. Then select "Enable Info ..." and enter the appropriate content in "message". The following figure:

　　

B, note: Only so the server side will not see the message sent by the client, if you want to see, you must set the message forward to the main child area. The method is to fill in the username-main@ mail server name after "After...mail to:". As pictured above.

C, the client sends mail to the 2000 sub zone. The To column is formatted with the username-child name @ Mail server name. The following figure:

　　

D, the client received the following image of the message:

　　

4, if you want to suspend the automatic reply, remove the "Enable Info ..." before the small tick.

　　Third, the holiday automatic reply:

1. Purpose: If you go on vacation, you can automatically reply to all the people who sent you the letter.

2, set: Select "Vacation", in the message input automatic reply to the information, and then select Enable vacation to make the holiday reply effective. The following figure:

　　

3. Description:

① Set the vacation, you want to let View recipients and delete old recipients effective, you need to stop and restart the SMTP service, where the view recipients can see a holiday automatically reply to the name of the mailbox, Delete old recipients You can delete all saved mailboxes. The location of the SMTP service is shown below:

　　

② want to suspend Vationg service, just remove the hook before the Enable vaction.

③ Holiday reply mail theme is automated response. The following figure:

　　

④ Automatic Reply will reply to any letter sent, and the holiday reply only when the service is enabled, the first time a letter to the letter to the party reply (see the reply to the mailbox in view recipients).

The alias of IMail

　　I. Classification of aliases :

The alias (alias) in IMail is divided into five categories: "Standard, Group, program, Pager or Beeper, host", where "host" is another name for one mail host, the other four are mailbox aliases, Information that is used to forward mail users to a specified location.

　　Second, host alias (hostname) is established :

Method 1: Enter the "IMail Administrator" of the main screen, select the "left window →localhost→ right button →add host→ to build alias host →aliases", and then enter a new alias.

Method 2: Enter the "IMail Administrator" of the main screen, select the "left window → to build alias host →host aliases", and then enter a new alias.

　　third, the establishment of mailbox alias :

1, into the "IMail Administrator" of the main screen, select the "aliases→ right window →add aliases", and then enter the alias and choose the type of alias. The following figure:

　　

2, the general type Select "Standard" (Standard, 1-4 lines) or "group" (5 lines above). The specific type can be seen in "Alias type", and for the content (e-mail address) that this alias contains, enter in "resolves to", one line. As pictured above. (When you enter more than four e-mail addresses under "Standard", the system automatically changes the type to "Group" when you save it.) ）

　　Four, use the mailbox alias :

1, after the alias is built, it becomes a special e-mail address, can use it in any place that can use e-mail address.

2, the letter "to" column format "alias @ server name" (pictured above: ddd@aaa.net).

3, then in the above figure "resolves to" in the e-mail address will receive this letter.

4. If the alias name is the same as a regular mail account in the mail server where it resides, then the ordinary mail account is invalid.

After changing the IP address of this machine ...

　　First, overview :

1. If you change the IP address of this machine, you must make the corresponding change to the original setting of the IMAIL.

2, this article mainly by modifying the registry to achieve.

3, for example, the original IP address of the machine is "192.168.0.10", in the imail of its corresponding mail host named "Mail.aaa.net", alias "Aaa.net", now the computer's IP address changed to "192.168.0.1."

　　second, the specific operation :

1, open Registry Editor. Select "Start → run: regedit".

2, to find IMail domain name to save the land. Choose "Hkey_local_machine→software→ipswitch→imail→domains".

3, change the old IP address to a new IP address. Select "192.168.0.10→ right → rename" and change to the new IP address "192.168.0.1". The following figure:

　　

4, the host corresponding to the old IP address to the corresponding to the new IP address. Select "mail.aaa.net→ right window →address→ double click", and then change to the new IP address "192.168.0.1". The following figure:

　　

5, into the "IMail Administrator", the "SMTP" service "Stop" and "Start" after the amendment is effective. The following figure:

　　

　　Third, the description :

1, don't forget to modify in DNS, let the domain name point to the new IP address!

2, in 2K, from the modification of IP address to modify DNS and modify the registry and do the following steps, the process does not need to restart the computer.

3, if you enter the registry after the new IP address and no longer use the old IP address coexistence, you need to remove the old IP address.

IMail Frequently Asked questions (i)

Q: How do I delete a message before a certain number of days (including) that remain on the mail server? Window

A: Select "Users" under the host name, and then select "Delete Msg ' by Date ...", and then enter a number of days or dates. The following figure:

Q: How do I move a virtual domain to a mailbox?

A: For example, to a virtual domain name "mail.bbb.net" Mail home directory (top directory) for "D:\imail\bbbnet", is going to move it to e disk.

1, modify the mail home directory point. Choose "Mail.bbb.net→top Directory" and change it to "e:\imail\bbbnet".

2, "Stop" in "localhost" and "start" the following "SMTP, POP3, Web messaging Server" service.

3, Mobile Mailbox directory. Finally, use the Explorer to move the "d:\imail\bbbnet\users" directory to "E:\imail\bbbnet\users".

Q: What are some of the limitations of IMAIL?

A: There is no limit to the number of users (user) in the IMail, with a maximum of 500 connections using POP3, 400 connections using IMAP4, 1000 connections using SMTP, 500 connections using Web logons, 256M of space for exchanging data, 1G of hard drive remaining space.

Q: What if you limit the number of users and mailbox sizes for a mail server?

A: Select the mail server name, in "General" can modify the corresponding number. where "default max Mailbox size" sets the total capacity of each mailbox; "Default max message size" Sets the maximum number of messages per mailbox can be accommodated; "single Message max Size" You can set the maximum size for each message, and Maximum user count to set the maximum number of users. If the number is "0", it is not restricted.

Then the "Stop" and "Start" SMTP services are completed after modification.

Q: How do I back up and use Backup to restore IMail?

A: First you need to back up its system files. The method is to copy the entire directory tree of "\imail".

Second, you need to back up its registry. Choose "Localhost→general→backup" to copy, or open Registry Editor, select "Hkey_local_machine→software→ipswitch→imail", and then use the "Registry" menu to export the registry file ”。

Restore the backup of the "\imail" the entire tree will overwrite the original directory, and then enter the Registry Editor, select "IMail", and then use "Import registry File" to import the backed up files.

Q: Can imail use a dynamic IP address?

Answer: No!

Q: How do you accept (or reject) only some or all of your users using POP3 to send and receive mail?

A: If you want to stop all users the right to use the POP3 way, just "stop" POP3 service.

The restricted section can be implemented by controlling their IP addresses. Select "Localhost→pop3→control", if granted Access (accepted) is selected, and "ADD" specifies the user's IP address, then other users can use the POP3 method in addition to those users If you select Denied Access (Forbidden) and add to specify the user's IP address, the POP3 method is not available to other users except those users.

Then "Stop" and "Start" POP3 services.

Q: How do you accept (or reject) only some or all of your users using the SMTP service?

A: If you want to stop all users from using the SMTP service, just "stop" it.

Limited part of the above question, just put the "POP3" in the "SMTP security" can be, the same as other methods.

Q: How do you accept (or reject) only some or all of your users using the Web to send and receive mail?

A: If you want to stop all users from using the Web method, the Stop Web Messaging Server service is available.

The restricted section can be removed by selecting the specified user name and then removing the "Allow Web Access" check box in the "General" attribute.