NetMail Attributes in Existing Directory Objects

When NetMail® is installed, it expands the eDirectory™ schema to include NetMail-related objects and attributes. Existing Directory objects, such as Container, User, and even Server objects, take on new NetMail attributes.

 

Server Objects

Server objects take on attributes that are specific to system log files. The NetMail system log files provide valuable information that enables administrators to diagnose problems in the messaging system and fine-tune server performance.

In the server’s NetMail properties pages, administrators can define server-specific log files, choose the level of events they want to log, or disable logging on the current server.

 

NetMail-Specific Server Object Configuration

NetMail adds two properties pages to the Server object:

Click the above links for a detailed description of each page's configuration settings.

 

Container Objects

NetMail properties for Container objects include the option to define a custom message store for users within the current container and a container-specific domain name.

The container-specific message store is the volume and directory where the mailboxes for users in the current container are located. This does not affect the general message queue and SCMS directories, which will always be located in the default message store volume and directory.

If configured, container domains appear in the From field of user messages and are referenced by the Address Book Agent in returning users’ address book information. Container domains do NOT allow you to have non-unique user IDs in different containers.

 

NetMail-Specific Container Object Configuration

NetMail adds the Internet Mail property page to Container objects. Click the link for a detailed description of that page's configuration settings.

 

User Objects

The NetMail attributes for User objects replicate many of the user configuration options available in the Modular Web client, including privacy level, forward and autoreply messages, and proxy configuration.

Providing the user configuration options in both the User object and Modular Web client gives administrators the option of centrally managing these options through the User object or allowing users to self-manage these options through the Modular Web client.

The User object also replicates many of the configuration options available in Parent objects. This duplication lets the administrator configure general settings in the Parent object, but create “exceptions to the rule” in individual User objects. For example, in the Parent object the administrator can set a mailbox quota for users in an Internet domain. However, at the User object level, the administrator can allocate a larger mailbox quota for the domain’s webmaster.

 

NetMail-Specific User Object Configuration

NetMail modifies five properties pages in the User object:

General

Internet Mail

Click the above links for a detailed description of each page's configuration settings.

 

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