Starting and stopping the Mail Server 

    You need to start your AppleShare IP Mail Server before users can use any mail services. You can start the server manually, or have it start automatically when your system starts up.

    You may also need to stop the Mail Server to, for example, perform backups of the Mail Database or to cause changes you've made to some Mail Server settings take effect. Whatever the reason, you shouldn't stop the server when users are using mail services.

    This section tells you how to:
      Manually start or stop the Mail Server
    Set the mail server to startup automatically


Manually starting or stopping the Mail Server


  To start or stop the Mail Server, follow these steps:
1 Open the Mail Admin program, if it's not already open.
2 To start the Mail Server, choose Start Mail Server from the Server menu.
The Mail Server starts up.
The Start Mail Server menu item is only available when the server is not running.
3 To stop the Mail Server, choose Stop Mail Server from the Server menu.
The Mail Server stops.
The Stop Mail Server menu item is only available when the server is running.
Note: Client mail applications cannot connect while the Mail Server is not running. If the Mail Server is going to be down for an extended period of time, you may want to notify users before you stop the Mail Server.

Setting the Mail Server to startup automatically

    You can make the Mail Server start up automatically each time your computer starts up.

  To set automatic start up, follow these steps:
1 Open the Mail Admin program, if it's not already open.
Click the Open Mail Admin button in the AppleShare IP Manager. Enter your name and password in the Administer Mail Server dialog box, then click OK.
The Mail Admin program opens.
2 Choose Mail Server Settings from the Server menu.
The Mail Server Settings window appears, and shows the General mail settings.
4 Click the "Start AppleShare IP Mail Server at system startup" checkbox so that a checkmark appears.
To cancel automatic startup of the Mail Server, click the checkbox so that the checkmark disappears.
5 Click Save.
Your changes won't take effect until the next time you stop and start the Mail Server. You should do this when you're sure no one is using the Mail server. For instructions, see Manually starting or stopping the Mail Server.

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