Monitoring and Maintaining | 4 |
Mail Service |
Use this chapter to monitor and maintain Mail service.
This chapter discusses how to watch over Mail Service and the mail store, including archiving, logging, and handling undeliverable mail.
Starting or Stopping Mail Service
Normally, Mail service starts after you finish using the Server Assistant, but you can use Server Admin to start and stop Mail service.
In some situations, you might not want to stop Mail service entirely, but instead hold outbound mail or block incoming mail connections. If you want to only partially disable Mail service, see the following:
ÂÂ “Holding Outbound Mail” on page 84
ÂÂ “Blocking Inbound Mail Connections” on page 85
You don’t need to stop and start Mail service to load settings into the mail software. If you want only new settings to take effect, see the following:
ÂÂ “Setting Up a Mailman Mailing List” on page 44
To start or stop the service:
1Open Server Admin.
2Select a server, then click the service disclosure triangle to show the services for administration.
These instructions assume Mail service has been enabled in the service administration list of Server Admin. If not, see “To enable Mail Service for administration:” on page 25.
3In the service list beneath the server, select Mail service.
4Click Settings.
5Select the General tab.
6Make sure at least one protocol (SMTP, POP, or IMAP) is enabled.
7Click Start Mail, the service start button below the server list.
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