Copyright: Copyright 1997 Ipswitch, Inc.


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IMail Administrator Help

The IMail Administrator utility provides a Windows Explorer-type tree view interface to the user, alias, and list administration functions. This utility provides all of the functionality of the IMail User Manager plus mailbox management functions for maintaining mailboxes created on the server system for IMAP4 clients. You can also add, delete, and manage mailing lists.

IMail Administrator -- Main Screen

Viewing the local system properties

Adding, modifying and deleting virtual domains

Adding, modifying, and deleting user mail accounts

Adding, modifying, and deleting aliases

Setting up mail forwarding

Setting mailbox directory limits

Setting up a Finger plan

Setting up delivery rules

Setting up a vacation message

Setting up an automated response

Entering LDAP directory information

Adding, modifying, and deleting mailing lists

Menu commands


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IMail Administrator -- Main screen

This split window works like the Windows Explorer. The tree view in the left panel provides access to your mail domains and the user database.

To expand the tree, click the plus sign (+) next to an item. When you click on an item in the tree, its properties are displayed in the right panel.

You can expand either the left or right panel by clicking and dragging the border between them.

Click on Local System to display the IMail Server configuration.

Mail domains are listed by IP address under IP Addresses in the tree view. Mail domains are listed by domain name under Virtual Domains in the tree view. Users, aliases, and mailing lists are found under the virtual domain name.


local system
Viewing local system properties

In the tree view, click on Local System to display the IMail Server configuration.

You can modify only the Gate Host or the Default Host properties.

Host Name

The primary official host name of the IMail Server system, This was specified during installation.

Default Host

The name of the host to send mail to if only a user ID is specified in the mail message and that user ID is not found on the local system. Normally this field should be blank. This field can be useful when multiple systems are required to work as one system.

Gate Host

The name of another host to send mail to for further delivery when that mail cannot be delivered directly to the destination host. This can also be used in conjunction with the Send all remote mail through gateway option (SMTP server option) to force delivery of mail through the gateway host. Since IMail Server for Windows NT should be able to reach all hosts directly, this field should typically be left blank.

Install Date

Date the IMail Server system was installed.

Top Dir

Directory where IMail Server files are installed. This is specified during installation.

Spool Dir

Temporary directory where messages are spooled while awaiting processing and where log files are kept.


local log files
Viewing Log Files

This screen shows the log files in the IMail spool directory. Log files are named with the format logMMDD.txt where MM is the month and DD is the date.

The Current log box shows the currently active log file. Click View next to this box to view the file in the Windows Notepad.

The Existing Logs box lists recent log files. You can select a log file in the list and click View to open it in the Windows Notepad. To delete a log file, select it and click Delete.


virtual domain
Adding, Modifying and Deleting Virtual Domains

If you want to receive mail for more than one e-mail domain on the same Windows NT system, you need to set up a virtual host for each domain. For example, if your mail server provides mail service for your local e-mail domain, mail.ipswitch.com, and you also want it to provide mail service for another e-mail domain, mail.acme.com, you need to create a virtual host for mail.acme.com.

Setting the domain's IP address

Adding a domain

Deleting a domain


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IP Addresses

The IP addresses for each mail domain on your IMail Server system are listed in the

tree view.

If you want to receive mail for more than one e-mail domain on the same Windows NT system, you need to set up a virtual host for each domain. For example, if your mail server provides mail service for your local e-mail domain, mail.ipswitch.com, and you also want it to provide mail service for another e-mail domain, mail.acme.com, you need to create a virtual host for mail.acme.com.

Setting the domain's IP address

Adding a domain

Deleting a domain


virtual domain add
Adding a domain

You must first set up an IP address for the domain.

To add a virtual mail domain:

1.  In the tree view, click on Virtual Domains. The Virtual Domains properties appear in the right panel.

2.  Click the Add Virtual Host button. The Create New Virtual Host screen appears.

3.  Click Next. The New Host Name screen appears.

Enter the official host name. The name you enter here will be used to address mail to the users on the virtual host. For example, if you enter mail.acme.com as the mail host name, any users you add to the virtual host will receive mail at user_name@mail.acme.com.

4.  Click Next. The Virtual Host Alias screen appears.

Enter other host names for which you want the system to accept mail. For example, if your mail hostname is mail.acme.com, you can set an alias of acme.com so that the IMail Server will accept mail addressed to fred@mail.acme.com and also fred@acme.com.

5.  Click Next. The Directory screen appears.

Enter the name of the directory where the user information (userids and passwords) for this virtual host will be stored.

In most cases, you will want to use a different directory for each virtual host that you create. It is possible for virtual hosts to share a single directory but then users that have the same names will actually share the same mailbox.

6.  Click Next. The Database screen appears.

Select the Use local NT User Database for this host option if you want IMail Server to create user mail accounts for this host by using the userids and passwords in the Windows NT User Database. The mail accounts for these users are created as necessary when a mail message for the user is received by the mail server or when a user accesses the mailbox through a POP3 mail client.

Do not select the Use local NT User Database option, if you want userids and passwords for mail accounts to be separate from userids and passwords for logging on to the Windows NT system.

7.  Click Next. The Create New Virtual Host screen appears.

8.  Click Finish to create the virtual host.

The new mail domain is added to the list of Virtual Domains in the tree view. The domain properties appear in the right panel.

9.  Optionally, in the domain properties, enter the parameters for mailboxes and messages. These parameters apply to all users on the virtual host. Enter zero for any of these parameters to provide an unlimited size. Zero is the default value.

Default Max Mailbox Size

The default maximum size (in bytes) for each mailbox created in a user's mail account. If a mailbox exceeds the maximum, any new mail for the mailbox is returned to the sender.

Single Message Max Size

The default maximum size (in bytes) for a single message sent to a user's mail account. If a message exceeds the maximum, it is returned to the sender.

Default Max Messages

The default maximum number of messages (the total for all mailboxes created in the user's mail account). If the maximum is exceeded, any new mail for the user is returned to the sender.

Max Users

The default maximum number of users that can be registered for the domain.

10.  Click Apply to save any changes.

11.  After you've created the virtual host, you can add user mail accounts.


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Setting the IP address

Each virtual host must have a unique IP address. You can use either a real IP address or a virtual IP address. To use a real IP address, the IP address must be set in the the Control Panel's Network applet, under Protocols->TCP/IP Advanced properties. You can add up to five IP addresses in the Network applet. If you need to add more than five, refer to the documentation for the Windows NT Resource Kit.

A virtual IP address can be assigned to the domain (virtual host) by the IMail Server system. This allows you to have a virtual host without an IP address. You can then use an MX record in your DNS to point the virtual domain to an actual IP address.

If you use a virtual IP address for a mail domain, users must log in to mail accounts in the domain by specifying their userid in their mail client as: userid@virtualhost, where userid is the userid and virtualhost is the domain name, and entering their password. If you use an IP address that is set up on your IMail Server system, this method of login is not necessary.

Note: Whether you use a real IP address or a virtual IP address, you need to make the proper DNS entries for your mail domain(s). If you use a virtual IP address, the MX record (in DNS) for the domain should point to a real IP address. See your DNS documentation for information on creating these entries.


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Deleting a Domain

To delete a mail domain (and all users and their realted files):

1.  In the tree view, select the mail domain.

2.  In the tree view, right-click to display the pop-up menu, and then select Delete Host from the menu.

You are asked to confirm the delete request.

3.  Click Yes to delete the host, including all users and their related files.


user reg
Adding, Modifying, and Deleting User Mail Accounts

For an initial installation of IMail Server for Windows NT, you need to add the user mail accounts for your domain. (If you set up virtual hosts, you need to add users for each host.) After the initial installation, you can add, modify, or delete user mail accounts when changes are made on your network.

Note: When you first install the IMail Server system, or when you create a virtual host, you can select to use the Windows NT user database to generate user mail accounts.

Setting global user properties

Adding a user mail account

Modifying a user mail account

Deleting a user mail account

Finding orphan mail accounts


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Setting global user properties

You can specify settings to be used by all user mail accounts that you create. In the tree view, click on the virtual domain name. The domain properties (such as default maximum message size, and maximum number of messages) appear in the right panel. These settings will be used by all mail accounts created in that domain. See Adding a Mail Domain for a description of each property.

To set defaults for user access options, in the tree view, select the domain, and then click on the Users folder. The default user settings appear in the right panel. These settings will be used by all mail accounts created in that domain. See Adding a User Mail Account for a description of each property.


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Adding a user mail account

To add users using the IMail Administrator:

1.  Start the IMail Administrator. From the Start menu, select Programs->IMail->IMail Administrator.

2.  In the tree view, expand the Virtual Domains list and select the domain to which you want to add users.

3.  Click the Add User button. The New User ID dialog box appears.

Enter a userid  (this will be the userid for the mail account). A userid is limited to 30 characters and must be created from the character set of digits and letters. It cannot contain spaces. You can use hyphens in the userid. The userid must be unique within the system.

IMail Server will use the last hyphen in the userid to delimit a mailbox name. For example, if mail is sent to the address mr-fred-account@ipswitch.com, IMail Server reads accounts as a mailbox that belongs to mr-fred.

Note: You can change the character used to delimit the mailbox name in a userid. In the Windows NT registry, add a "GLOBAL IMail key of MailBoxSplitChar" and specify the new character as the first character of the string value.

4.  Click Next. The Full Name screen appears.

In the First Name text box, enter the user's first name. In the Last Name text box, enter the user's last name.

Select the Show Advanced Settings option if you want to enter the settings (such as address, organization, telephone number) and the access flags while setting up this account. If you do not select this option, you will be prompted only for the required entries (userid, first and last name, password) needed to create the account.

5.  Click Next. The Password screen appears.

In the Password text box, enter a password for the user.

Confirm the password you entered by entering it again in the Confirm Password text box. Select the User cannot change password option if you do not want the user to be able to change their password from the IMail User Utility, the Web Remote Administration Utility, or the Web Messaging option.

6.  Click Next. The Detailed Information screen appears.

This screen lets you enter the user's LDAP directory information (such as address, organization, telephone number). The information entered here can be published via the LDAP server.

The list contains the most common attributes used in an LDAP entry. Other attributes can be defined by the system administrator or the user. These attributes are made available (through the LDAP server) to any LDAP-enabled client.

7.  Click Next. The Advanced Settings screen appears.

Enable any of the following advanced settings:

User Cannot Change Password

This option controls whether or not the user can change their password remotely by using the IMail User Utility or the Web Remote Administration utility.

Account Access Disabled

Prohibits the user from accessing the account remotely through POP3 or IMAP4. Lets the system administrator disable the account without changing the user's password or removing them from the system.

Hide from information services

Allows you to disable the distribution of any information about this user through Finger if you have the Finger server running and through Whois if you have the Whois server running and through LDAP if you have the LDAP server running.

User can't modify LDAP attributes

Prohibits the user from modifying their LDAP attributes (name, address, organization, etc).

Allow Web access

Allows this user to access their account via the Web Remote Administration utility (provided the utility is configured) and the  Web Messaging option.

Host administrator

Allows this user to add, modify, or delete users in their current domain by using IMail Remote Administration utility, the Web Remote Administration utility, or the Web Messaging option. To use the Web utilities, Allow Web Access must also be selected.

IMail system administrator

Allows this user to use all user registration and services configuration provided by the IMail Remote Administration utility, the Web Remote Administration utility, or the Web Messaging option. To use the Web utilities, Allow Web Access must also be selected.

8.  Click Finish to add the user. The userid is added to the list of registered users for the domain. The user record appears in the right panel.

Any users you have added can now receive mail through IMail Server for Windows NT at the specified host (domain name). For example, if you added the user fred to the virtual host for the domain ipswitch.com, the user can now receive mail addressed to fred@ipswitch.com.

9.  Optionally, set up any special processing for this user, such as mail forwarding, mailbox directory limits, a Finger Plan file, delivery rules, a vacation message, an automated response, or enter new LDAP attribute information.


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Modifying a user account

You can modify the following properties:

Userid

Enter a userid  (this will be the userid for the mail account). A userid is limited to 30 characters and must be created from the character set of digits and letters. It cannot contain spaces. You can use hyphens in the userid. The userid must be unique within the system.

IMail Server will use the last hyphen in the userid to delimit a mailbox name. For example, if mail is sent to the address mr-fred-account@ipswitch.com, IMail Server reads accounts as a mailbox that belongs to mr-fred.

Note: You can change the character used to delimit the mailbox name in a userid. In the Windows NT registry, add a "GLOBAL IMail key of MailBoxSplitChar" and specify the new character as the first character of the string value.

Full name

In the First Name text box, enter the user's first name. In the Last Name text box, enter the user's last name.

Password

In the Password text box, enter a password for the user.

Confirm the password you entered by entering it again in the Confirm Password text box. Select the User cannot change password option if you do not want the user to be able to change their password from the IMail User Utility, the Web Remote Administration Utility, or the Web Messaging option.

User Cannot Change Password

This option controls whether or not the user can change their password remotely by using the IMail User Utility or the Web Remote Administration utility.

Account Access Disabled

Prohibits the user from accessing the account remotely through POP3 or IMAP4. Lets the system administrator disable the account without changing the user's password or removing them from the system.

Hide from information services

Allows you to disable the distribution of any information about this user through Finger if you have the Finger server running and through Whois if you have the Whois server running and through LDAP if you have the LDAP server running.

User can't modify LDAP attributes

Prohibits the user from modifying their LDAP attributes (name, address, organization, etc).

Allow Web access

Allows this user to access their account via the Web Remote Administration utility (provided the utility is configured) and the  Web Messaging option.

Host administrator

Allows this user to add, modify, or delete users in their current domain by using IMail Remote Administration utility, the Web Remote Administration utility, or the Web Messaging option. To use the Web utilities, Allow Web Access must also be selected.

IMail system administrator

Allows this user to use all user registration and services configuration provided by the IMail Remote Administration utility, the Web Remote Administration utility, or the Web Messaging option. To use the Web utilities, Allow Web Access must also be selected.


user delete
Deleting a user mail account

To delete a user mail account:

1.  In the tree view, select the mail domain, and then select the user name from the list of users.

2.  In the tree view, right-click to display the pop-up menu, and then select Delete Users.

A dialog box asks if you want to delete the user account and all subdirectories and files.

3.  Click Yes to delete the user mail account and all related files (which means all of this user's mail will be deleted). Click No to cancel the delete request.


find orphans
Finding orphan mail accounts

An orphan mail account is one for which there is a directory structure in the IMail users directory but the user has been deleted from the list of users.

To find orphans:

1.  In the tree view, select the virtual domain name, and then click on the Users folder. The Users properties appear in the right panel.

2.  Click the Find Orphans button.

The Orphans dialog box lists any orphan user mail accounts.

To delete an orphan account, click on a user name to select it, and then click Delete.

To delete all orphan accounts, click Delete All.

3.  Click Close to close the dialog box.


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Adding, Modifying, and Deleting Aliases

IMail Server for Windows NT supports three types of aliases:

•	Standard aliases that point to a mail address on the local system, a remote system, or another alias.

•	List aliases that point to a file containing a list of mail addresses. This is not an automated mailing list such as those that can be set up with the List server. It is a simple distribution list with no automated subscribe, unsubscribe, or digest functions.

•	Program aliases that point to an executable program on the host system.

The postmaster=root alias is set up automatically by the IMail Server installation. To comply with the Internet mail RFC specification, you need a postmaster alias so Internet mail users can send mail to postmaster@your_domain_name. You can change the postmaster alias to point to a different mail account.

Adding an alias

Modifying an alias

Deleting an alias


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Adding an alias

To add an alias:

1.  Start the IMail Administrator. From the Start menu, select Programs->IMail->IMail Administrator.

2.   the tree view, expand the Virtual Domains list and select the domain to which you want to add aliases.

3.  Click the Add Alias button. The New Alias ID screen appears.

Enter a name for the alias.

Alias names are limited to 45 characters and must be created from the character set of A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _ (underline), and - (hyphen). The name cannot contain spaces and must be unique within the system. An alias name can be the same as a userid on the system and will override that userid (allowing mail to be forwarded in a manner that the user cannot override).

4.  Click the Next button. The Type of Alias screen appears.

Select the type of Alias to add.

Standard Aliases

A standard alias can point to a single userid on the same system, multiple userids on the same system, a remote mail address, multiple mail addresses, another alias, or any combination of the same. In the Alias Properties dialog box, you should place one complete mail address per line (no spaces), as shown below. If you create an alias that is longer than is allowed, the alias will be converted to a list alias.

List Aliases

A list alias points to a file that contains a list of valid mail addresses, one per line. The dialog box allows you to define the location of the list by manually typing the name of the file or through the use of the browse button.

Program Aliases

A program alias points to a program that can accept the mail message for further processing. The message is passed to the program by passing the full pathname of a temporary file as the last argument on the command line when the program is invoked. Other required command line parameters can be placed in the edit box that defines the program to execute.

5.  Click Next. A text entry box appears. If you selected the List or Program types, you enter a filename. If you selected the Standard type, you enter one or more mail addresses, as shown in the example below.

6.  After entering the alias properties, click Next, and then click Finish to add the alias. The new alias is added to the list of registered aliases. The Alias properties appear in the right panel.


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Alias properties

Alias Name

Alias names are limited to 45 characters and must be created from the character set of A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _ (underline), and - (hyphen). The name cannot contain spaces and must be unique within the system. An alias name can be the same as a userid on the system and will override that userid (allowing mail to be forwarded in a manner that the user cannot override).

Alias Type

Standard Aliases

A standard alias can point to a single userid on the same system, multiple userids on the same system, a remote mail address, multiple mail addresses, another alias, or any combination of the same. In the Alias Properties dialog box, you should place one complete mail address per line (no spaces), as shown below. If you create an alias that is longer than is allowed, the alias will be converted to a list alias.

List Aliases

A list alias points to a file that contains a list of valid mail addresses, one per line. The dialog box allows you to define the location of the list by manually typing the name of the file or through the use of the browse button.

Program Aliases

A program alias points to a program that can accept the mail message for further processing. The message is passed to the program by passing the full pathname of a temporary file as the last argument on the command line when the program is invoked. Other required command line parameters can be placed in the edit box that defines the program to execute.


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Modifying an alias

To modify an alias:

1.  In the tree view, select the domain name, and then select the alias from the list of aliases. The Alias Properties appear in the right panel.

2.  Make any changes to the properties associated with the alias.

3.  Click Apply to apply the changes.


alias delete
Deleting an alias

To delete an alias:

1.  In the tree view, select the domain name, and then select the alias from the list of aliases.

2.  In the tree view, right-click to display the pop-up menu., and then select Delete.

You are prompted to confirm the delete request.

3.  Click Yes to apply the change.


mail forward
Setting mail forwarding

You can have IMail Server for Windows NT automatically forward a user's mail to another account or system.

To set up mail forwarding for a user:

1.  In the tree view, select the mail domain, and then select a user from the list of users. The user properties appear in the right panel. Enter a complete mail address in the Forward text box.

The address that you enter in this text box must be a complete mail address that is valid from the IMail Server for Windows NT host system. If you want to send the user's mail to a different user on the same host, you can enter the simple userid. If you want to send the user's mail to a different system, you must enter a complete mail address including the userid and the full domain name, for example: (userid@host.domain)

You can also access the same mail forwarding function through the vacation feature.

2.  Click Apply to apply the change.

To turn mail forwarding off, make sure the text box is empty and click Apply.


mail dir limits
Setting mailbox directory limits

You can manage the user's mailboxes by setting limits on mailbox size and message count, and deleting messages older than a specified date.

To view mailbox directories and set limits:

1.  In the tree view, select a mail domain, and then select a user from the list of users. The user properties appear in the right panel.

2.  Click the Directory tab to display the mailboxes and mailbox properties.

3.  You can change the following settings:

User Directory

The user's directory name in the IMail user database.

Max Mailbox Size

The maximum size (in bytes) for each mailbox created in the user's mail account. If a mailbox exceeds the maximum, any new mail for the mailbox is returned to the sender. Enter 0 for unlimited size.

Max Messages

The maximum number of messages (the total for all mailboxes created in the user's mail account). If the maximum is exceeded, any new mail for the user is returned to the sender. Enter 0 for unlimited size.

The following text boxes are informational only, you cannot change them.

Total Size

The current total size (in bytes) of the all mailboxes in the user's account.

Total Msgs

The current total number of messages in all mailboxes in the user's account.

Files

The current total number of files in the user's account.

4.  Click Apply to save any changes.

The Directory properties also list all mailboxes (.mbx) in the user's directory. For each mailbox, the list shows the .mbx file name, the size (in bytes), the number of messages it contains, and the last modified and first modified dates. You can delete or rename mailboxes, delete messages by date, or refresh the mailbox list information. To use the mailbox functions:

1.  Select a mailbox in the list.

2.  Right-click to display the pop-up menu.

3.  Select one of the pop-up menu items:

Delete Mailbox

Deletes the currently selected mailbox.

Delete Msg's by Date

Automatically deletes message from the mailbox according to a specified date or number of days old. Displays a dialog box in which you can either enter the number of days old or a specific date. Any messages older than the specified days or date are deleted.

Rename Mailbox

Displays a dialog box in which you can enter a new name for the mailbox.

Refresh

Refreshes the list of mailbox and the mailbox information.


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Delete messages by date

Enter the number of days old or a specific date. Messages are deleted automatically when they reach the specified number of days old or the specifed date.


finger plan
Setting up a Finger Plan

You can create a plan.ima file in the user's home directory on the IMail Server for Windows NT host system to provide Finger information. The contents of the file are returned to Finger requests from other hosts, provided the system administrator enables Finger and allows the users plan to be presented. The Plan contents are displayed in addition to the login username of the user, login times, and other information displayed by the Finger server.

The system administrator can disable the transmission of any information about any user through the Finger protocol by checking the Disable Finger Info option in the User Properties dialog box.

To create or modify a Finger Plan:

1.  In the tree view, select a mail domain, and then select a user from the list of users. The user properties appear in the right panel.

2.  Click the Plan tab. The Finger properties appear.

3.  Enter any information you desire to make publicly available to Finger clients.

4.  Click Apply.


mail delivery rules
Setting mail delivery rules

You can create delivery rules to direct incoming mail to different mailboxes based on the contents of the From:, Subject:, and Sender: fields in the message header. The rules effect only incoming mail sent to the user's Main mailbox.

When you add delivery rules, IMail creates a rules.ima file in the user's home directory on the IMail Server for Windows NT host system. This file is read top down until a match is found. The rules.ima file is a text file that can be copied to any user's home directory.

To create a delivery rule:

1.  In the tree view, select a mail domain, and then select a user from the list of users. The user properties appear in the right panel.

2.  Click the Rules tab. The Mail Delivery Rules properties appear.

3.  Click the Add button.

4.  In the Rule section at the bottom of the screen, select the header field (From, Subject, Sender, To) that you want to search.

5.  Select the Contains option to apply the rule to messages that contain the search string, or select Doesn't Contain to apply the rule to those that do not contain the search string.

6.  In the sub-area text box, enter a search string in the text box to the right of the Contains/Doesn't Contain option.

Optionally, select the Match Case option. When this option is enabled, the search string must match the find string in both upper and lower case.

7.  Enter the name of the mailbox to which you want to route the messages that meet the rule criteria.

8.  Click Apply to save the rule.

The list box shows the new rule, along with any other rules you have created. See Rule Syntax for information on the syntax used to define rules.

To delete a rule, select it in the list, and click Delete. To delete all rules click Delete All.

To move a rule up or down in the list, select it and click Move Up or Move Down.


mail delivery syntax
Rule Syntax

The syntax used to define rules in the rules.ima file specifies the search type, the search string, and the destination mailbox. When you create a rule in the Mail Delivery Rules dialog box, it is entered in the rules.ima file in this format. You can use the following rules for processing mail:

F=string:mailbox (Case sensitive match in From: header)

F~string:mailbox (Case insensitive match in From: header)

S=string:mailbox (Case sensitive match in Subject: header)

S~string:mailbox (Case insensitive match in Subject: header)

N=string:mailbox (Case sensitive match in Sender: header)

N~string:mailbox (Case insensitive match in Sender: header)

where string is the search string and mailbox is the destination mailbox.

Example rules.ima file:

F=ipswitch:internal (send mail from ipswitch to mailbox "internal")

N~53list:53list (send mail from 53listserver to mailbox "53list")

S~ftp:ftp (send mail with ftp in subject to "ftp" mailbox)

S~mail:mail (send mail with mail in subject to "mail" mailbox)


vacation message
Setting up a vacation message

You can create a vacation.ima file in the user's home directory on the IMail Server for Windows NT host system that will be mailed once to each user that sends mail to the user.

To create a vacation message:

1.  In the tree view, select a mail domain, and then select a user from the list of users. The user properties appear in the right panel.

2.  Click the Vacation tab. The Vacation Message properties appear.

3.  Enter the message that you want to send as a reply to mail while you (the user) are away.

When the vacation message is sent, IMail Server for Windows NT lists the e-mail address of the recipient in the vacation.snt file. The presence of the address in this file is what stops the sender from receiving a second message.

4.  Select the Enable Vacation option.

When the you (the user) returns from vacation, you can disable the vacation message by making sure the Enable Vacation option is not checked.

5.  Optionally, select the Delete old recipients option. IMail Server maintains a file (vacation.snt) that lists users to whom the vacation message has been sent. If you do not select this option, the vacation message will not be sent to any users in the vacation.snt file. If you select the option, the vacation.snt file is deleted when you click OK, thus deleting the list of old recipients.

6.  Optionally, enter a mail address to which IMail will forward your mail while you are away.

The address that you enter in this text box must be a complete mail address that is valid from the IMail Server for Windows NT host system. If you want to send the user's mail to a different user on the same host, you can enter the simple userid.

If you want to send the user's mail to a different system, you must enter a complete mail address including the userid and the full domain name, for example: (userid@host.domain)

7.  Click Apply.

When the vacation message is sent, IMail Server for Windows NT lists the e-mail address of the recipient in the vacation.snt file. The presence of the address in this file is what stops the sender from receiving a second message.


info mgr
Setting up an automated response

The Info Manager feature lets you set up an automated e-mail information system. When mail is received for a user that has enabled the Info Manager, a prepared message is sent back to the sender.

The Info Manager lets you set up subcategories of a particular user account and enter an automated response specific to each category. For example, you may want to set up an info user account for your organization. When someone sends mail to the info account, the system can return a response that describes the subcategories of the info account in which they can obtain further information. They could then send a message to info-sales and receive back a different message related to sales, or to info-classes and receive back a message about classes you offer. There is no limit to the number of subcategories that you can set up in the Info Manager.

To create an automated response for a mail account:

1.  In the tree view, select a mail domain, and then select a user from the list of users. The user properties appear in the right panel.

2.  Click the Info Manager tab. The Information Manager properties appear.

3.  Create a new subarea or select an existing subarea to which the response message will apply.

The default subarea is main. The message you enter for this area will be returned to users' who send mail to the account but do not specify a mailbox. For example, if a user sends mail to info@ipswitch.com, they will receive the response entered for the main subcategory. If a user sends mail to the info-sales@ipswitch.com mailbox, they will receive the response entered for the sales subcategory of the info mail account.

4.  Enter the message to be returned to all users who send mail to this subarea.

The first line of the body of  the message is used as the subject line for the automated response. It must be less than 80 characters long.

The response message is contained in the subcategory.inf file in the user's mail directory.

5.  Select the Enable info manager for this subarea option.

To disable the automated response, make sure the Enable info manager for this subarea option is not checked.

6.  Optionally, enter a mail address to which IMail will forward mail sent to the subarea (in addition to sending the response to the sender).

The address that you enter in this text box must be a complete mail address that is valid from the IMail Server for Windows NT host system. If you want to send the user's mail to a different user on the same host, you can enter the simple userid. If you want to send the user's mail to a different system, you must enter a complete mail address including the userid and the full domain name, for example: (userid@host.domain)

7.  Click Apply to save the message and enable the Info Manager.

When a user sends mail to a mail account with Info Manager enabled, the user's mail address is listed in the subcategory.snt file in the mail directory. To view this file, click the View Recipients button.

Info Manager messages are not returned if the original message contains the Precedence: bulk header or contains listserv in the mail address.

It is recommended that you do not send mail from an account for which the Info Manager is enabled because the recipient of the message will receive an automated response if they reply.

You can use the Info Manager and the Rules features together. You can use the rules processing feature to search incoming messages for a string and route the mail to a mail account for which you have set up an automated response.

The Info Manager is checked after the Rules Manager and before the Vacation Manager.


ldap data
Entering LDAP directory information

To enter LDAP information for a user:

1.  In the tree view, select a mail domain, and then select a user from the list of users. The user properties appear in the right panel.

2.  Click the Attribute tab. The Attributes properties appear.

3.  Select an attribute from the list or define a new attribute by clicking Add and entering it in the text box that appears.

The Name box at the bottom of the list shows the currently selected attribute. The Value box shows the entry for the currently selected attribute.

4.  Enter or modify the entry for the selected attribute, and then click Apply to save the change.

5.  Select or enter another attribute to change.

6.  When you have finished making entries, click Apply.

To delete an attribute, select it, and then click Delete.


mailing lists
Adding, modifying, and deleting mailing lists

You can add, delete, and manage mailing lists using the IMail Administrator. The same functionality is also available by using the IMail List Server (from the Start menu, select Programs->IMail->IMail List Server).

Adding a mailing list

Setting advanced options

Setting mailing list security

Setting up digest mode

Setting the digest schedule

List server commands (i.e. subscribe, unsubscribe, set mode digest)

Sending mail to a list

Deleting a mailing list


mail list add
Adding a mailing list

To add a mailing list:

1.  In the tree view, select a mail domain. The mail domain properties appear in the right panel.

2.  Click the Add List button. The Add List screen appears.

Enter a name for the list. The name must be from 3 to 23 characters in length, with no spaces between characters. This is the name used to send mail to the list. For example, if you enter the name "IMail-info," users will send mail to the list by specifying the To address:  IMail-info@ipswitch.com

3.  Click Next. The Title screen appears.

Enter the title to appear on the mailing list.

4.  Click Next. The Names screen appears.

Enter the mail account that the list runs under. You must enter the full mail address.

Enter the local mail userid that is allowed access to the mail account that the list runs under.

5.  Click Next. The Security screen appears.

Select any of the security options to determine who can post mail to the list.

You can let any user post mail, let only the subscribers post mail, or let only the list owner post mail.

Select Let only the list owner post mail, if you want the list to be moderated. The list owner can review all messages before they are posted to the list.

Select Disallow subscriptions if you want the mailing list to be private.  A Subscribe request to the mailing list will be refused. The owner or administrator must add new users either by editing the Users file, or through the Web Remote Administration utility. Note that Unsubscribe requests are always enabled.

6.  Click Next. The Create New List screen appears.

Click Finish to create the mailing list. The mailing list name is added to the Lists folder for the domain (in the tree view). The mailing list properties appear in the right panel.

7.  You can enter or modify any of the settings in the mailing list properties.

Title

Enter the title to appear on the mailing list.

Owner

This is the mail account that the list runs under. You must enter the full mail address.

Local administrator

This is a local mail userid that is allowed access to the mail account that the list runs under.

Related Files

You can edit the Help or Subscription files by clicking on the Help or Subscribe buttons. The Help file displays a prepared message that the List server sends in reply to a help request. The Subscription file contains a prepared message that the List server sends in reply to successful completion of a subscribe request. See list server commands for more information on the commands accepted by the List server.

Click Addresses to show the mail addresses of subscribers. Click Users to show the user names of subscribers. You should not modify the Addresses and Users files as they are maintained automatically.

8.  From a different system, send a test mail message to listserv@your_IMail_server_hostname.

In the body of the message, place the lines:

subscribe list_name your_full_name

help

help list_name

list

list list_name

See the List Server Commands for a description of the commands accepted by the List server.

9.  You should get five messages back from the system.

10. To send mail to the list, make sure the Allow remote mail to local lists option is enabled in the SMTP Security options (from the Start menu, select Settings->Control Panel->IMail Server). Then, send mail to:

 list_name@your_IMail_server_hostname.

The List server support directory is the directory lists created under your main imail directory. Make sure you have an imail.ini file in your winnt directory and that the [_GLOBAL] MAILDIR variable points to the top level imail directory. Each list is created as a separate directory under that directory and there is an alias created in the imail.ini [_ALIASES] section.


list global props
Mailing list properties

You can use these properties to set the defaults for the following list properties:

Full e-mail address of owner

This is the mail account that the list runs under. You must enter the full mail address.

Local userid of administrator

This is a local mail userid that is allowed access to the mail account that the list runs under.

Max message size in bytes (0 = unlimited)

The maximum size (in bytes) of a message that can be sent to the list. Enter 0 if you want the size to be unlimited.

Number of recipients per message

The maximum number of recipients per message.


list advanced options
Setting Advanced Options

You can use the Advanced options to further define the operation of a mailing list. To set Advanced options:

1.  In the List Settings dialog box, click the Advanced tab. The Advanced options appear.

2.  Select the options you want to use. Each option is described below.

Reply-To list (vs. sender)

Have replies sent from the list server account go to the list rather than to the sender of the original message.

Enable Digest Mode

When enabled, the list server will group the messages sent to the list into a digest, which is then sent to digest subscribers as a single message. You schedule the digest to be sent on a particular time-basis (for example daily or weekly). When list users receive a digest, it will contain all the messages sent to the list for the specified period.

When you select Enable Digest Mode, the Digest and Digest Scheduling tabs appear in the List Settings dialog box. You need to define how the digest will operate by setting the options under these tabs. See Setting Up Digest Mode and Setting the Digest Schedule  for more information.

Enable Subject Modification

When enabled, displays the text string (entered in the Edit box) at the beginning of the subject line of every message sent to the list. For example, if you enter [IMail-info] as the defined text string, the subject line of messages will appear as follows:

Subject: re:[IMail-info] How do you receive mail?

The default string is the name of the mailing list.

Enable Header/Enable Trailer

When enabled, displays text information (entered in the Edit function) at the beginning or end of every message sent to the list. To enter the header information, select the Enable Header option, click Edit, and then enter the text information. This information is entered in the header.txt file. To enter the trailer info, select the Enable Trailer option, click Edit, and then enter the text information. This information is entered in the trailer.txt file.

For example, you can enter the subscribe/unsubscribe information for the list and have it appear at the beginning or end of every message.

Max message size in bytes (0 = unlimited)

The maximum size (in bytes) of a message that can be sent to the list. Enter 0 if you want the size to be unlimited.

Number of recipients per message

The maximum number of recipients per message.

3.  Click OK to save your changes.


list security
Setting Mailing List Security

You can use the Security options to determine whether you want the mailing list to be moderated or unmoderated, and to set access to the list.

1.  In the List Settings dialog box, click the Security tab. The Security options appear.

2.  Select the options you want to use. Each option is described below.

Allow posting by

Determines who can post mail to the list. Select Anyone to let any user post mail. Select Subscribers to let only the subscribers post mail. Select Moderator to let only the list owner post mail. Moderator is used when you want the list owner to review all messages before they are posted to the list.

Allow List Unsubscribes based on Subject line

When a user wants to unsubscribe from the mailing list, most list servers expect the Unsubscribe command to be specified in the body of mail message. If you want the mailing list to also accept an Unsubscribe command specified in the Subject line of the message, select this option.

When enabled, the list will accept the following commands in the Subject line to unsubscribe: unsubscribe, remove, signoff

Disallow Subscriptions

When enabled, refuses a Subscribe request to the mailing list. The owner or administrator must add new users either by editing the Users file, or through the Web Remote Administration utility. Note that Unsubscribe requests are always enabled.

Disable List Command

A user can obtain a list of the users subscribed to a mailing list by addressing a message to the list server (for example, listserv@ipswitch.com) and entering the List listname command in the body of the message. If you do not want users to receive a list of the subscribers to your mailing list, select this option.

If the list is set to Subscribers or Moderated, subscribers can still send the help/list command to obtain a list of subscribers.

Edit Kill File

The kill file lets you specify a mail address or a particular mail host that you do not want to accept mail from. To specify a mail address or host in the kill file, click the Edit kill file button. The file kill.lst appears in the Windows Notepad. In the kill.lst file, enter one entry per line in either of the following formats:

userid@host

@host

For example, to deny access from a user mail account, you could enter: fred@widget.com  To deny access to all users from the mail host widget.com, you

can enter: @widget.com

IMail Server checks the incoming message's MAIL FROM: <user@host> line. When it receives mail from an address listed in the kill file, IMail Server returns an error message.

Note: The kill.lst file is also used by the SMTP server to deny access to the mail server.

3. Click OK to save your changes.

Security for mailing lists is also determined by two setting in the SMTP Security options (from the Start menu, select Settings->Control Panel->IMail Server->SMTP Security). The options that affect mailing lists are:

Allow remote mail to local lists

When selected, the SMTP server will accept mail addressed to local mailing lists and will resend the message to the list contents.

Allow remote view of local lists

When selected, the SMTP server will reveal the contents of a list server list in response to an EXPN SMTP command.


list digest
Setting Up Digest Mode

You can offer your mailing list subscribers a digest of messages sent to the mailing list. The list server will "archive" messages sent to the list to a digest mailbox. The accumulated messages are then sent to digest subscribers as a single message. You schedule the digest to be sent on a time-basis (for example daily or weekly) or when the size of the digest reaches a specified number of bytes. When list users receive a digest, it will contain all the messages sent to the list since the last digest was sent.

To set up digest mode for a mailing list:

1.  In the List Settings dialog box, click the Advanced tab. The Advanced options appear.

2.  Enable the Enable Digest Mode option (make sure it is checked).

When Enable Digest Mode is enabled, the Digest and Digest Schedule tabs appear in the List Settings dialog box.

3.  Click the Digest tab. The options appear.

4.  Select the options you want to use. Each option is described below.

Digest Mailbox

Enter the name of the mailbox where postings get stored before the digest mailing is

sent out.

A copy of all postings will be sent to:

list_administrator-mailboxname@yourdomain.com

After a posting is sent to the digest list, the Digest Mailbox is emptied and a copy is made in the format:

digestmailboxMMDD.mbx

where digestmailbox is the name of the Digest Mailbox, MM is the month, and DD is the day of the posting.

The list owner/moderator can view the mailbox by using the Web Remote Administration utility and can delete or add messages before the posting is sent. The list owner/moderator can also view posted digests by the MMDD format.

Subject Line for Digest Postings

Enter the text that you want to appear as the Subject line on digest postings.

Include Headers/Trailers When Posting to Digest Mailbox

When enabled, the messages posted in the digest will include the header and or trailer messages. We recommend enabling this option as it will make the digest larger and the digest has its own header and trailer.

Strip Non-Text Attachments before Posting

When enabled, strips non-text attachments from messages when the digest posting is sent.

Enable Message Separators

Lets you enter lines or characters to automatically separate messages in the digest posting. When you select this option, the Edit button is enabled. Click the Edit button and then enter the lines or characters that you want to use as a separator.

Enable Digest Header/Enable Digest Trailer

When enabled, displays text information (entered in the Edit function) at the beginning or end of every digest posting. To enter the header information, select the Enable Digest Header option, click Edit, and then enter the text information. This information is entered in the digest_header.txt file. To enter the trailer info, select the Enable Digest Trailer option, click Edit, and then enter the text information. This information is entered in the digest_trailer.txt file.

For example, you can enter the subscribe/unsubscribe information for the digest and have it appear at the beginning or end of every message.

Digest Subscribers

Click this button to edit the list of users (digest.lst) subscribed to the digest.

5.  Click Apply to save your changes.


list digest schedule
Setting the Digest Schedule

You can set the scheduling method (and date/time, if necessary) to determine how often and when the digest will be posted.

1.  Click the Digest Scheduling tab. The scheduling options appear.

From the Periodicity drop-down list, select how often you want to post the digest. If you select Daily, Weekly, Bi-Weekly (every 2 weeks), or Monthly, you can then set the date and time to post the digest. For example, if you select Daily and set the Next Processing Date/Time to 07/10/1997 3:00 AM, then the digest will initially be posted on that date and time, and then every week thereafter at the same time.

Select User-Defined and enter the number of days if you want to post the digest every nn days. This controls both how often the digest is posted and how it is rescheduled for the next posting.

Select Size-Exceeds and enter the number of Kilobytes to specify a size limit that when reached causes the digest to be published. This controls both how often the digest is posted and how it is rescheduled for the next posting.

Select Manual if you want the digest to be posted only when you click the Process/Send Now button.

The Last Processing Date/Time shows the date and time of the last digest posting.

You can click the Process/Send Now button at any time to post the digest now and reschedule according to the selected periodicity.

2.  Click Apply to save your settings. Click OK to save the setting and exit the dialog box.


list commands
List Server Commands

The List server will accept the following commands from the body of  an email message:

•	Subscribe listname  your_name

•	Unsubscribe listname  your_name

•	Help

•	Help listname

•	List

•	List listname

•	Set mode digest listname

•	Set mode standard listname

When sending email to the List server to perform any of these commands, you must always address the email to "listserv@your_IMail_server_hostname".

The following examples assume there is a list called "beer" on the IMail Server for Windows NT server:

To subscribe to the "beer" list located on ipswitch.com, you send mail to the listserver and enter the Subscribe command in the body of the message, as follows:

TO: listserv@ipswitch.com

Subject:

Subscribe beer Fred Farkle

To unsubscribe from the list:

TO: listserv@ipswitch.com

Subject:

Unsubscribe beer Fred Farkle

To get general help from the List server:

TO: listserv@ipswitch.com

Subject:

help

To get help for a specific list:

TO: listserv@ipswitch.com

Subject:

help beer

To display all of the "lists" on the IMail server:

TO: listserv@ipswitch.com

Subject:

list

To get a list of users subscribed to a specific list:

TO: listserv@ipswitch.com

Subject:

list beer

To receive a digest of messages sent to the list (the user must already be a subscriber to the list):

TO: listserv@ipswitch.com

Subject:

set mode digest beer

To cancel digest mode and receive messages as they are sent to the list (the user must already be a subscriber to the list):

TO: listserv@ipswitch.com

Subject:

set mode standard beer

Also, the list owner can subscribe another user by forwarding a message from that user to the listserver.

The list owner can also unsubscribe a user by sending a message to the List server with a message in the form: unsubcribe listname user@domain.com

For example:

TO: listserv@ipswitch.com

Subject:

unsubscribe beer ethel@acme.com

You can set up a program alias to allow automatic subscribes and unsubscribes for

a mailing list. For example:

beer-add@ipswitch.com = | listsrv -add ipswitch.com beer

Note: You must be able to forward a message unmodified (i.e. with the headers unchanged) in order for this to work; otherwise you will end up adding or removing yourself from the list.


list send mail
Sending Mail to a List

List subscribers can send a message to the list by addressing it to the mailing list

name. For example, to send a message to the "beer" list on ipswitch.com:

TO: beer@ipswitch.com

Subject: India Pale Ale

              ... body of message ...

When the list receives your message it is resent to all list subscribers, or it is archived

to the digest and resent to the list in the digest.


reply to
Set Reply to

Enter the domain portion (such as ipswitch.com) of the Reply To field to be used for all users on the selected host.


backup registry
Backup and restore registry

Whenever you exit from the IMail User Manager, it attempts to backup the IMail Server section of the Windows NT registry to the file imailreg. After you complete the initial IMail Server installation, the IMail registry data is written to the file reginit.

You can perform a backup manually by selecting Backup Registry. A dialog box prompts you to specify a filename to which it will back up the IMail Server section of the registry.

You can restore these backup files to the registry by selecting Restore Registry. A dialog box displays a list of the backup files. If you select to restore a backup file, you will lose any changes made between the time of the backup and the time o


list delete
Deleting a mailing list

To delete a mailing list:

1.  In the tree view, select the mailing list.

2.  In the tree view, right-click to display the pop-up menu, and then select Delete List from the menu.

You are asked to confirm the delete request.

3.  Click Yes to delete the mailing list.


confirm del
Confirm delete

Click Yes to delete the selected item(s). Click No to cancel the delete

request.


Commands

File menu

Edit menu

View menu

Help menu


 File menu commands

The File menu offers the following commands:

New	Creates a new domain, user, alias, or list (depending on current tree selection).

Exit	Exits IMail Server for Windows NT.


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Edit menu commands

The Edit menu offers the following commands:

Undo	Reverse previous editing operation.

Cut	Deletes data from the document and moves it to the clipboard.

Copy	Copies data from the document to the clipboard.

Paste 	Pastes data from the clipboard into the document.

Delete    Deletes the object selected in the tree view.

Select All  	Selects all users in the domain.

Clear All   	Clears any selections in the tree view.


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View menu commands

The View menu offers the following commands:

Toolbar	Shows or hides the toolbar.

Status Bar	Shows or hides the status bar.

Hide .IMA Files	Does not display .IMA files in tree.

Refresh sub-tree	Refreshes the tree view.


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Help menu commands

The Help menu offers the following commands, which provide you assistance with this application:

Help Topics	Offers you an index to topics on which you can get help.

Use Wizards	If selected, the IMail Administrator displays a wizard that steps you

 	through the process when you select the Add Domain, Add User, Add Alias,

or Add List functions.


File New command
 New command (File menu)

Use this command to create a new domain, user, alias, or mailing list.  The New command displays a dialog box for creating one of these items depending on what the current selection is in the tree view. For example, if you have selected the Users subtree, then selecting New will display the Add User dialog box.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+N


File Exit command
 Exit command (File menu)

Use this command to end your IMail Administrator session.  You can also use the Close command on the application Control menu.  IMail Administrator prompts you to save documents with unsaved changes.

Shortcuts

Mouse:	Double-click the application's Control menu button.

 	Keys:	ALT+F4


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Undo/Can't Undo command (Edit menu)

Use this command to reverse the last editing action, if possible.   The name of the command changes, depending on what the last action was.  The Undo command changes to Can't Undo on the menu if you cannot reverse your last action.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+Z or

ALT-BACKSPACE


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Cut command (Edit menu)

Use this command to remove the currently selected data and put it on the clipboard.  This command is unavailable if there is no data currently selected.

Cutting data to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+X


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Copy command (Edit menu)

Use this command to copy selected data onto the clipboard.  This command is unavailable if there is no data currently selected.

Copying data to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+C


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Paste command (Edit menu)

Use this command to insert a copy of the clipboard contents at the insertion point.  This command is unavailable if the clipboard is empty.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+V


View Toolbar command
Toolbar command (View menu)

Use this command to display and hide the Toolbar, which includes buttons for some of the most common commands in IMail Administrator, such as Parent.  A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Toolbar is displayed.


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Help Topics (Help menu)

Use this command to display the opening screen of Help.  From the opening screen, you can jump to step-by-step instructions for using IMail Administrator and various types of reference information.

Once you open Help, you can click the Contents button whenever you want to return to the opening screen.


Help Using Help Command
Context Help command

Use the Context Help command to information about the IMail Administrator and the version

number of your copy of the software.

Shortcut

Keys:	SHIFT+F1


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Title Bar

The title bar is located along the top of a window.  It contains the name of the application and document.

To move the window, drag the title bar.  Note: You can also move dialog boxes by dragging their title bars.

A title bar may contain the following elements:

 	Application Control-menu button

 	Document Control-menu button

 	Maximize button

 	Minimize button

 	Name of the application

 	Name of the document

 	Restore button


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Scroll bars

Displayed at the right and bottom edges of the display windows.  The scroll boxes inside the scroll bars indicate your vertical and horizontal location in the document.  You can use the mouse to scroll to other parts of the window.


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Size command (System menu)

Use this command to display a four-headed arrow so you can size the active window with the arrow keys.

After the pointer changes to the four-headed arrow:

1.	Press one of the DIRECTION keys (left, right, up, or down arrow key) to move the pointer to the border you want to move.

2.	Press a DIRECTION key to move the border.

3.	Press ENTER when the window is the size you want.

Note:  This command is unavailable if you maximize the window.

Shortcut

Mouse:	Drag the size bars at the corners or edges of the window.


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Move command (Control menu)

Use this command to display a four-headed arrow so you can move the active window or dialog box with the arrow keys.

Note:  This command is unavailable if you maximize the window.

Shortcut

Keys:	CTRL+F7


System Minimize Command
Minimize command (application Control menu)

Use this command to reduce the <<YourApp>> window to an icon.

Shortcut

Mouse:	Click the minimize icon [image] on the title bar.

Keys:	ALT+F9


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Maximize command (System menu)

Use this command to enlarge the active window to fill the available space.

Shortcut

Mouse:	Click the maximize icon [image] on the title bar; or double-click the title bar.

Keys:	CTRL+F10 enlarges a document window.


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Close command (Control menus)

Use this command to close the active window or dialog box.

Double-clicking a Control-menu box is the same as choosing the Close command.

Note:  If you have multiple windows open for a single document, the Close command on the document Control menu closes only one window at a time.  You can close all windows at once with the Close command on the File menu.

Shortcuts

Keys: 	CTRL+F4 closes a document window

ALT+F4 closes the window or dialog box


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Restore command (Control menu)

Use this command to return the active window to its size and position before you chose the Maximize or Minimize command.


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Switch to command (application Control menu)

Use this command to display a list of all open applications.  Use this "Task List" to switch to or close an application on the list.

Shortcut

Keys:	CTRL+ESC

Dialog Box Options

When you choose the Switch To command, you will be presented with a dialog box with the following options:

Task List

Select the application you want to switch to or close.

Switch To

Makes the selected application active.

End Task

Closes the selected application.

Cancel

Closes the Task List box.

Cascade

Arranges open applications so they overlap and you can see each title bar.  This option does not affect applications reduced to icons.

Tile

Arranges open applications into windows that do not overlap.  This option does not affect applications reduced to icons.

Arrange Icons

Arranges the icons of all minimized applications across the bottom of the screen.


Edit Clear All
Clear All command (Edit menu)

Clears any selections in the tree view.


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No help is available for this area of the window.


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No help is available for this message box.

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