Chapter 7. Managing the
services
The Mail System Management
page allows the
administrator to set the
parameters for various
mail services on the
server. The following
settings can be adjusted
from this page:
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Maximum letter size -
this field can be used
to set the maximum
allowable size of any
email received on the
server. If this field
is left empty, or zero
is entered, then the
maximum allowable size
is "unlimited".
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Relaying - these
fields are used to set
the mail system relay
mode. Relaying affects
only the mail sending;
it does not in any way
change the way mail is
received on the server.
Mail relaying can work
in one of three modes:
open relay, closed
relay and relay with
authorization.
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Open relay -
selecting this
allows any host
computer to
utilize the mail
services of any
domain on the
server, to send
and/or receive
mail. In this mode,
no password is
required.
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Closed relay -
selecting this
only allows mail
to be sent and
received locally (to
and from domains
residing on the
server). The only
exception would be
hosts specified as
allowable relay
hosts in the White
list.
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Authorization is
required -
selecting this
allows any host
computer to
utilize the mail
services of a
domain on the
server provided
that a valid
username and
password are used
to authenticate
the mail user.
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POP3 -
requires a
POP3 login
before sending
mail. The lock
time field
sets the
allowed time
given for
sending mail
after login.
During the
lock time, any
email sent
from the
initial IP
address will
be accepted
without
requiring a
password to be
re-entered.
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SMTP - smtp
authentication
(the Bankoi
WebHost Panel
mail system
supports LOGIN,
CRAM-MD5 and
PLAIN methods
of smtp
authorization)
requires a
password every
time you send
an email.
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White List - the White
list is a list of IP-addresses
with masks from which
mail is always
accepted.
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Blocked - This section
is used to identify
mail domains from
which you do not allow
mail to be received.
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The Enable MAPS spam
protection checkbox,
when checked enables
mail abuse prevention
system to help you
defend your customers
from abuse by spammers.
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The Mail Names for
POP3/IMAP accounts
section is used to
define the type of
mail account names
that can be used on
the server.
In order to manage the
mail system settings,
follow these steps:
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Click on the MAIL
button on the Server
administration page.
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To set the maximum
letter size allowed on
the server, click in
the Maximum letter
size text box and
enter the desired size
in KBytes. Click SET
to submit.
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To set the mail system
relay mode, click on
the radio button next
to your desired mode
to select it:
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For open relaying,
click on the Open
button.
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For closed
relaying, click on
the Closed button.
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For relaying that
requires
authorization,
click on the
Requires
authorization
button. You must
then select an
authorization type,
which can be POP3,
SMTP or both.
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POP3 - Click
on the
checkbox next
to POP3 to
enable this
mode of
authorization.
You must then
set the lock
time; the
default
setting is 20
minutes.
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SMTP - Click
on the
checkbox next
to SMTP to
enable this
authorization
mode.
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Click SET to
submit.
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To add an IP address/mask
to the White List,
type in the
appropriate IP address
and mask in the fields
provided. Click the
ADD button to submit.
The address selected
will appear in the IP
list.
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To remove an IP
address/mask from the
White List, select the
IP address you wish to
delete from the IP
list. Click the REMOVE
button.
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To add a mail blocker,
click in the text box
next to Enter domain
name and enter the
domain name from which
you want the mail to
be rejected. Click the
ADD button to submit.
The domain you
selected will appear
in the blocked domain
list.
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To remove a mail
blocker, select the
domain you wish to
remove from the list
of blocked domains.
Click the REMOVE
button.
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To enable the Mail
Abuse Prevention
System (MAPS) check
the Enable MAPS spam
protection checkbox,
enter the hostname or
IP-address of the
external MAPS server
in the MAPS server
field and click SET.
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To define the mail
name type that you
want to be used for
the POP3/IMAP accounts,
select a necessary
radio-button. Two
options are provided:
1) use of both
"simple" (e.g.
webmaster) and "compound"
(e.g. webmaster@domain.com)
mail names, and 2) use
of "compound" mail
names only. Click SET
to submit your
settings.
