Use winmail server to easily set up a mail server

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Address of winmail Server Installation Package: http://www4.magicwinmail.com/download.php#IMailToWinmail

 

Preparations

Winmail Server is a secure, easy-to-use, full-featured mail server software that not only supports
SMTP/POP3/IMAP/webmail/ldap (Public Address Book)/multi-domain/mail authentication/anti-spam/Mail Filter/contact list/public folder and other standard mail functions, also
Support for IIS, Apache, PWS, SMS reminders, email backup, TLS (SSL) Security connections, email gateway, dynamic domain name support, and remote
Management/Web management/independent domain administrator/online registration/secondary development interface features.
It can be used as a LAN email server or Internet mail server, as well as dial-up ISDN, ADSL Broadband, fttb, and cablemodem)
And other access methods.

If you do not have the winmail Server installation package, you can go to the http://www.magicwinmail.com
Download the latest Installer

Before installing the system, you must select the operating system platform. winmail server can be installed on Windows NT4 and windows
2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003/Vista/2008, and other Win32 operating systems.

System Installation

The installation process is similar to the general software. The following describes only the steps that need attention, such as installing components, installing directories, running methods, and setting the administrator login password.

1) Start Installation

Figure 1 installation program welcome screen.

2) Select the installation directory

Figure 2 select the installation directory. Do not use the Chinese directory.

3) Select the installation component

Figure 3 select an installation component

The main components of winmail server include the server core and management tools. The core server is mainly to complete SMTP, POP3, admin,
HTTP and other service functions; management tools are mainly responsible for setting the mail system, such as setting system parameters, managing users, and managing domains.

4) Select an additional task

Figure 4 select the running mode and whether to overwrite the configuration file

There are two core server running methods: running as a system service and running a program separately. Run as a system service only when your operating system platform is Windows
NT4, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows

2003. The program runs on all Win32 operating systems. During the installation process, if the configuration file already exists, the installer will let you choose whether to overwrite
Some configuration files,
Note that you must select "retain original settings" during upgrade ".

5) set the password

Figure 5 set the Administrator and system Email Password

In the previous step, if you choose to overwrite the existing configuration file or install it for the first time, the installer will also allow you to enter the system administrator password and System Administrator email password,
Set a secure password for security, which can be modified later.

6) Installation successful

Figure 6 installation successful

After the system is successfully installed, the installer allows you to choose whether to run the winmail server program immediately. If the program runs successfully, an icon is displayed in the system tray area.
If the program fails to start
The icon is displayed in the system tray area.
In this case, you can
For more information about how to view system "application logs" by using "Administrative Tools"/"Event Viewer" in windows
The reason why the winmail server program fails to start. (Note: If you are prompted to restart the system, be sure to restart it)

Initialize Configuration

After the installation is complete, the Administrator must perform initialization settings for the system to run properly. When the server is started, if no domain name is set, the quick setting wizard is automatically run. You can
You can use it to set up the mail server easily and quickly. Of course, you can also use a powerful management tool to set the server without a quick setup wizard.

1. Use the Quick Setting Wizard to set

Figure 7 Quick Setting wizard

Enter a new email address and password, and click "set". The setting wizard automatically finds whether the database has the email address and domain name to be created.
Add a new domain name and a new mailbox, and The Wizard will also test SMTP, POP3, admin, HTTP
Whether the server is successfully started. After the setting is complete, the setting information and server test information are reported in the "setting result" column. The setting result displays the setting information about the mail client software at the bottom.

To prevent spam, we strongly recommend that you enable SMTP sending authentication. Enable SMTP
After sending authentication, you must also set SMTP sending authentication when adding an account to the client software.

2. Use Management Tools to set

1) log on to the Management Terminal and run the winmail server program or double-click the icon in the system tray area.
To start the management tool.

Figure 8 logon using management tools

After the management tool is started, you can use the user name (Admin) and the password set during installation to log on.

2) Check the system running status

After logging on to the management tool, use "system settings"/"system services" to view SMTP, POP3, admin, HTTP, IMAP, and LDAP
And other services. The green icon indicates that the service runs successfully. The red icon indicates that the service is stopped.

Figure 9 view system services

If SMTP, POP3, admin, HTTP, IMAP, or LDAP
If the service is not started successfully, use "system log"/"system" to view the system startup information.

Figure 10 system logs

If the startup fails, it is generally because the port is occupied and cannot be started. Close the occupied program or change the port and restart the related services. For example, in Windows 2000
By default, the SMTP service of IIS is installed, so that the SMTP service of the mail system cannot start. If you cannot find the occupied program, you can use an active ports
Tool software to see that the program occupies the port, to the http://www.magicwinmail.com/
Download.

3) set the email domain

Set a domain for the email system. Use "Domain Name Settings"/"Domain Name management ".

Figure 11 Domain Name Management

4) Add a mailbox

After the user successfully adds a domain, you can use "user and group"/"user management" to add several mailboxes.

Figure 12 User Management

Note: Do not use a simple password for installation. For example, use test as the password of the test user.

Send and receive Test

After completing the preceding settings, you can use common mail client software such as Outlook Express, outlook, and Foxmail.
To test, set "Sending mail server (SMTP)" and "receiving mail server (POP3)" to the IP address or Host Name of the mail server. Enter the POP3 user name and password for user management.
Set in management.

1. Client Software Testing

The following uses Outlook Express as an example to describe how to set up the mail client software.

1) Add an email account

Click "Account" in the "Tools" menu, as shown in. In the pop-up "Internet account" dialog box, click "add" and select "email"

Figure 13 add an email account in Outlook Express

2) set the sender name

Enter the "Internet Connection Wizard", enter the user's name, and click "Next.

Figure 14 set the sender name

3) Fill in the email address

Enter the email address of the added user in the email system to "email address.

Figure 15 Email Address Setting

4) Fill in the email server

Select "POP3" as the receiving mail server, enter the host name or IP address of your mail server in the POP3 address of the receiving mail server, and enter your
The host name or IP address of the email server.

Figure 16 mail account POP3 server and SMTP Server

5) enter the account name and password

Enter the account name and password of the user in your email system, and click Next.

Figure 17 set the account name and password of the email account

6) Account Added

Figure 18 email account set successfully

7) Modify account attributes

To modify user settings, click "Tools"> "Account" in the menu, select the account you want to set, and press "properties ".

Figure 19 modifying account attributes

Figure 20 select an account

8) User information can be modified in user information

Figure 21 modifying user information

9) Modify account information

If the SMTP service of the mail system activates the "send authentication" function, You must select the "my server requires authentication" option under "external mail server.

Figure 22 modifying account information

10) set the authentication method

In the preceding step, if the "my server requires authentication" option is set. Click "set..." on the right side ..." Button to set the authentication method. Generally
The same settings ".

Figure 23 set authentication method

11) set the advanced attributes of an account

If you do not want to delete emails from the server after receiving the email, you can
In the "advanced" tab of, set "retain email copies on the server ".

Figure 24 setting advanced attributes of an account

12) send and receive mail Test

The email is sent to the local and external users respectively, and then received.

2. webmail Test

The winmail system supports webmail sending and receiving. After installation, use a browser for testing. The login address is

Http: // yourserverip: 6080/

1) log on to Webmail

Figure 25 webmail Logon

2) folder list

Figure 26 webmail folder list

Installation experience

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