Mail client software must be configured for the Messaging Server before client users can take advantage of its features. This chapter describes:
Note: Although client configuration and preferences management has been designed to be easy to use, mail administrators might want to explain Messaging Server configuration and features to mail client users.
For more information, see "Chapter 5. Managing Clients" in the Administrator's Guide and the Client User's Guide.
The Messaging Server includes the Preferences Manager, a web-based user interface with access controlled by the administrator. It provides client mail preference screens accessible to all users with an active Messaging Server mail account and an Internet browser. Like the Server Manager screens, it is served by the Apache webserver at:
http://hostname/msg
although logging in with a user mail account displays a different set of screens.The Preferences Manager screen includes menus for:
setting and modifying user Preferences:
Change passwords.
Configure aliases.
Configure vacation mail.
Configure mail forwarding.
View mail configuration information.
viewing other system Users.
viewing and managing Aliases.
It also includes:
a general HELP link that connects to the Client User's Guide.
screen specific Help screens that connect to individual topics in the Client User's Guide.
a LOGOUT button.
The Messaging Server has been tested with the following mail client software:
Outlook 2000
Outlook 98
Outlook Express
Outlook XP
Netscape Messenger version 4.7 on Windows, UNIX, and Linux
Netscape Messenger version 6.0 on Linux and Windows
Eudora Mail
KMail (version shipped with KDE2)
IMP, a web-based IMAP mail client included with Caldera OpenLinux and configured by default.
In addition, any mail client that correctly implements POP and/or IMAP protocols should be able to retrieve messages from the Messaging Server.
Mail client software must be configured to authenticate with and receive messages from the Messaging Server. You must therefore enable mail client users to run client configuration tools (for Outlook family clients) or manually enter configuration information on their personal systems. To enable a mail client user to access their mail from a Messaging Server server:
Create a Messaging Server email account as described in "Managing Mail Users".
In some cases, you must inform users whether to select IMAP or POP in the configuration screens of the mail client software.
Provide this account information to the user so they can log into the Preferences Manager and configure their mail client software. To do so, they must click on the Client Setup in the Preferences menu. This displays configuration information used by their mail client software to communicate with the Messaging Server.
If you are migrating existing mail users to a Messaging Server installation, you might need to inform them of potential changes to the appearance and behavior of their mail client software.
Client configuration procedures differ for the supported clients:
Outlook clients | The Messaging Server provides the Outlook Configuration Tool, which supports the configuration of Messaging Server add-in functionality in these mail clients:
To use the Outlook Configuration Tool, simply click on Configure and follow the instructions on the screens. | |
Webmail clients | The IMP (Internet Messaging Program) webmail client is enabled by default in the Messaging Server. Client users can access the IMP webmail client by pointing their browsers at http://hostname/horde/imp and entering their Messaging Server account information. For more information, see "Enabling Webmail Service" in the Administrator's Guide. | |
Other mail clients | Netscape Messenger, Eudora, and KMail client users must copy the information from the Client Setup screen into their client configuration options screens. Online Help screens in the Preferences Manager provide detailed configuration instructions from the Client User's Guide. |
For more information, see "Enabling mail client users" in Chapter 5 of the Administrator's Guide.
Mail client users can set their own mail preferences with the Preferences Manager. When they log in with a valid mail account name and password, they are presented the same user preferences as displayed on the administrative screens, although no other configuration options are presented:
Help screens are also available from the user preferences page.