Changing mail protocol settings
A "mail protocol" is a standard set of rules for sending or receiving mail over a network. The primary mail protocols supported by the AppleShare IP Mail Server include SMTP, POP3, and IMAP.
You can enable or disable all or some of the mail protocols that the Mail Server supports. You can also change each protocol's default port and response name.
To edit the protocols supported by the Mail Server, follow these
steps:
1
Open the Mail Admin program, if it's not already open.
2
Choose Advanced Settings from the Server menu.
The Advanced Mail Server Settings window appears.
3
Click the Protocol tab.
The Mail Server's Protocol settings appear.
4
Click the checkbox next to each protocol that you want to enable
so that a checkmark appears.
When a protocol is enabled, your mail server can send and receive
mail from client applications that use the enabled protocol.
For a summary of the mail protocols supported by the AppleShare
IP Mail Server, see Single-server mail service.
5
To disable a protocol, click its checkbox so that the checkmark
disappears.
When a protocol is disabled, your server cannot send or receive
mail from client mail applications that use the disabled protocol.
6
To change the protocol's Response Name, type a new domain name
in the Response Name text box next to the protcol.
The protocol's "response name" is the name that is sent to the
contacting server when a network operation using that protocol
takes place. Changing this name can sometimes help limit unsolicited
mail.
7
Enter the port number over which you'd like to communicate when
the enabled protocol to its left is being used.
Each protocol, or service, has been assigned a standard Internet
port number. However, you can choose to re-direct a protocol to
a non-standard port if you so desire.
Note: Only SMTP has both an In and Out port. That is because SMTP is
the only protocol that can connect to a server to deliver or receive
mail.
8
Click Save.
Your changes are saved and take effect immediately.