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SMTP
Use this form to modify email presentation and protocols. You do not need to modify these settings unless you have an unusual Internet setup.
Text Style tab
Use this tab to specify how incoming messages from the Internet are to be displayed.
Message text |
The font, size, style, and color in which to display message text. For "Font", you can either choose a font or type a valid font name. |
Quoted text |
The font, size, style, and color in which to display quoted text. For "Font", you can either choose a font or type a valid font name. |
Inbound HTML |
How HTML messages are delivered and displayed in FirstClass |
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Decode and Add as Attachment |
Decode HTML message into the body of a FirstClass message and attach the original HTML message |
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Decode into Message Body |
Decode HTML message into the body of a FirstClass message only. Default |
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Add as Attachment |
Attach the HTML document only |
Acceptable HTML parse errors |
Allow incoming content with the specified issues |
Character set |
The character set to use when the message body is US-ASCII or unspecified. |
Outbound tab
Use this tab to specify options for messages going out to the Internet.
Enable MIME |
Turns on MIME encoding for outgoing file attachments and message bodies. If you select this option, fill in the "If MIME enabled" section. |
If MIME enabled |
Attachment format |
How to encode attachments. Base64 is recommended. |
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Mac attachment format |
How to encode an attachment that contains a resource fork. MacMIME is recommended. |
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Message body |
The level of formatting in the message body. This can be plain text only, text/HTML, or both text/plain and text/HTML. |
Plain text |
If you did not enable MIME, or enabled MIME but chose Plain Text at "Message body", set the following options: |
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Line length |
The maximum length before message text will wrap. |
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Quote prefix |
The character that will precede quoted text in messages. |
SMTP - Connection tab
Use this tab to configure the SMTP protocol.
SMTP IP addresses |
 Only required when your machine has multiple IP addresses associated with it, and you don't want Internet Services to bind against all of them.Tells Internet Services what IP address(es) to bind
the SMTP port against. Separate each address with a semicolon. Include 127.0.0.1 if you use this field. |
SMTP port |
The TCP port from which the SMTP module will receive its mail. Do not change the port number unless advised to do so by your SMTP administrator. |
TLS (SSL) |
Status |
The settings for SSL connections on your site for the SMTP protocol. |
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Disabled |
TLS is disabled. |
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Required |
Allows only secure logins. |
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Enabled |
Allows both secure and nonsecure logins. |
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Certificate name |
The SSL certificate name in the Certificates folder. |
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Disabled versions |
Which versions of the SSL protocol to disable. Any version that is not selected will be enabled. SSLv2 is no longer recommended for use. |
Timeouts |
SMTP general timeout |
The time to wait for a command or a response to a command from an SMTP server before disconnecting. |
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SMTP greeting timeout |
The time to wait for an initial response after attempting a connection to an SMTP server before disconnecting. |
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SMTP data timeout |
The time to wait for message confirmations or for data during message reception before disconnecting. |
SMTP - Delivery tab
Treat as bulk over |
The minimum size of mail messages to be treated as bulk mail. If set to a non-zero value, non-urgent messages greater than this size will be placed in the bulk mail delivery queue. This queue is emptied after the urgent and normal queues. Decreasing this number means messages assigned Bulk priority are more likely to wait until off-peak hours before being sent, and other messages will be sent more regularly. |
Delivery attempts |
Delivery retry time |
The time to wait between retries of failed transmissions. |
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Max delivery retries |
The maximum number of times to retry failed transmissions.  NoteSome large sites may require more retries during peak periods. |
SMTP - Authentication tab
Use this tab to configure which SMTP authentication methods are allowed, and on what types of connections.
POP3 tab
Use this tab to configure the POP3 protocol for mail.
POP3 IP addresses |
A list of IP addresses on which the POP3 module will accept connections. Separate each address with a semicolon. If left blank, Internet Services will accept POP3 connections on all available addresses. |
POP3 port |
The port to which POP3 clients will connect to retrieve mail. Do not change the port number unless advised to do so by your POP3 administrator. |
SSL |
Status |
The settings for SSL connections on your site for the POP3 protocol: |
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Disabled |
SSL for POP3 is disabled. |
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Required |
Allows only secure logins. |
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Enabled |
Allows both secure and nonsecure logins. |
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Certificate name |
The name of the SSL certificate in the Certificates folder. |
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Port |
The SSL port number. |
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Disabled versions |
Which versions of the SSL protocol to disable. Any version that is not selected will be enabled. SSLv2 is no longer recommended for use. |
Timeouts |
POP3 general timeout |
The time to wait between commands from a POP3 client. |
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POP3 authorization timeout |
The time to wait for an authorization request after the client connects. |
IMAP4 tab
Use this tab to configure the IMAP protocol for mail.
IMAP4 IP addresses |
A list of IP addresses on which the IMAP4 module will accept connections. Separate each address with a semicolon. If left blank, Internet Services will accept IMAP4 connections on all available addresses. |
IMAP4 port |
The port to which IMAP4 clients connect to retrieve mail. Do not change the port number unless advised to by your IMAP4 administrator. |
IMAP4 timeout |
The time to wait between commands from an IMAP4 client after the user logs in. |
SSL |
Status |
The settings for SSL connections on your site for the IMAP4 protocol: |
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Disabled |
SSL for IMAP4 is disabled. |
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Required |
Allows only secure logins. |
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Enabled |
Allows both secure and nonsecure logins. |
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Certificate name |
The name of the SSL certificate in the Certificates folder. |
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Port |
The SSL port number. |
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Disabled versions |
Which versions of the SSL protocol to disable. Any version that is not selected will be enabled. SSLv2 is no longer recommended for use. |
Include sent messages |
Transfers sent messages to the IMAP client. |
Routing tab
Use this tab to specify how outgoing mail will be routed (sent to the addressed site).
Route through one SMTP server |
Routes all outgoing mail to the server specified at "IP address". Any further routing must be performed on this server. Select this option if you are running an SMTP virus scan server. You do not need to select this if Internet Services delivers mail directly, only if mail is routed to another server before being sent to the Internet. |
IP address |
The IP address of the server you want all mail routed to. This is only applicable if you selected "Route through one server". |
User ID |
The user ID provided by the service through which you route your mail. |
Password |
The password provided by the service through which you route your mail. |
Use TLS if available |
If the receiving SMTP server offers STARTTLS, selecting this box allows IS to use it. This setting can be overridden for individual SMTP servers in the Filters folder. |
Limits tab
Use this tab to specify the number of sessions used for mail.
Max inbound sessions |
Limits the number of sessions that can be used to transfer inbound mail. |
Max bulk sessions |
Limits the number of sessions that can be used to transfer bulk mail. |
Max import sessions |
Limits the number of sessions that can be used to import mail from other mail servers. |
Received: header limit |
The maximum number of Received: headers allowed in an inbound message before it is rejected, to prevent mail loops. |
Antivirus tab
Use this tab to configure Symantec AntiVirus protection for your system.
Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine |
Scan inbound email attachments |
Scans inbound attachments. |
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Scan outbound email attachments |
Scans outbound attachments. |
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Scan Engine IP list |
The IP addresses of the machines containing the Symantec AntiVirus software. Use a comma (,) to separate multiple IP addresses.  NoteSymantec AntiVirus software can only be installed on Linux and Windows® 2000 or later operating systems. |
Warning text when a virus is detected in inbound messages |
Optional The default messages users receive when the Scan Engine detects a virus in an attachment. You can change these messages to suit your needs. The string "^2" is the name of the virus detected and the string "^1" is the attachment name containing the virus. These strings are automatically replaced by the AntiVirus Scan Engine. |
NDN text when a virus is detected in outbound messages |
Submission tab
Use this tab to configure the SMTP submission protocol.
Enable SMTP submission |
Routes personal user (submission) messages through a different port than server to server messages. Requires users to authenticate to send messages through the submission port. Default: Off |
Submission IP addresses |
A list of IP addresses on which Internet Services will accept connections. Separate each address with a semicolon. If left blank, Internet Services will accept user mail on all available addresses. |
Submission port |
The port from which the SMTP module will receive user mail. Default: 587 |
TLS (SSL) |
The settings for SSL connections: |
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Disabled |
TLS is disabled. |
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Required |
Allows only secure logins. |
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Enabled |
Allows both secure and nonsecure logins. |
Certificate name |
The name of the SSL certificate in the Certificates folder. |
SMTP Log tab
Use this tab to configure SMTP transaction logging.
Start new log file |
How often Internet Services starts a new log file. To activate logging, select something other than Never. |
Log file location |
The location log files are kept. If an IP address is specified, records are sent via syslog. |
Active log file name |
The name of the current log file (for example, smtp.log). |
Archive log file name |
The name the previously active log file is changed to when it becomes archived and a new log file is started. The name may include special characters as per the strttime function. A previously archived log file is deleted when a newer one is saved with the same name. Example: smtp-%Y%m%d.log |
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