Client-Specific Configuration for Mail Service
Client Access to your Mail service requires:
ÂÂ Enabling users to access your Mail service. See “Designating Authorized Mail Service Users” on page 62.
ÂÂ Configuring and managing the tools they use to access Mail service. Some of these topics are discussed below.
Configuring Mail Client Applications
Users must configure their mail client software to connect to Mail service. The following table details the information most mail clients need and the source of the information in Mac OS X Server.
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User name | Full name of the user | Steve Macintosh | ||
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Account name or Account ID | Short name of user account | steve | ||
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Host name | Mail server’s full DNS name or IP | mail.example.com | ||
Mail server | address, as used when you log | 192.168.50.1 | ||
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Mail address | User’s short name, followed by | steve@example.com | ||
| the @ symbol, followed by one | steve@mail.example.com | ||
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SMTP host | Same as host name | mail.example.com | ||
SMTP server |
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POP host | Same as host name | mail.example.com | ||
POP server |
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IMAP host | Same as host name | mail.example.com | ||
IMAP server |
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SMTP user | Short name of user account | steve | ||
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SMTP password | Password of user account |
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Chapter 2 Mail Service Setup
