Sidewinder G2 6.1.2 Administration Guide - Glossary of Technical ...

Managing
sendmail
Figure 153: sendmail
window: Configuration tab
About the sendmail
Configuration tab
Chapter 12: Electronic Mail
Managing sendmail
You can perform many of the necessary sendmail configuration functions using
the Admin Console. To enable or disable the sendmail server, follow the steps
below.
1 In the Admin Console, select Services Configuration > Servers > and then
select sendmail.
2 To enable sendmail in a burb, select the corresponding check box for that
burb. To disable sendmail in a burb, deselect the check box.
3 Click the Save icon in the toolbar to save your changes.
4 To modify your existing mail configuration, select the Configuration tab.
The following window appears:
The sendmail Configuration tab allows you to edit some of the more common
mail configuration files, enable ACL rule checking, and also provides a shortcut
to the Reconfigure Mail window. You can perform the following actions:
• Edit common mail configuration files—This portion of the window displays
commonly used mail configuration files for the two burbs containing mail
servers. If you need to edit one of the files, select that file from the
appropriate list and then click Edit File. The selected file will be opened
using the File Editor. (For basic information on using the File Editor, see
“Using the Admin Console File Editor” on page 26. For detailed information
on editing mail configuration files, see “Editing the mail configuration files”
on page 354.)
• Enable ACL Rule Checking—This field is enabled by default and cannot be
disabled.
• Go to the Reconfigure Mail window—Click Reconfigure Mail to go directly
to the Reconfigure Mail window. The Reconfigure Mail window allows you
to completely reconfigure your existing mail configuration files or create a
default set of SMTP server configuration files. See “Reconfiguring mail” on
page 351 for more information.
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