This section describes setting up mail for a single user. To set up mail for many users at once, you can create user files in another program and import them.

IMPORTANT: If you're providing mail service on more than one server, or if you're connected to an external network, you may need to set up mail forwarding or relay.

Setting up mail for one user

To set up mail for one user:

1	Open Mac OS Server Admin and log on to the server you want to administer.
2	Press the Users & Groups button and choose Show Users & Groups List.
3	Double-click a user.
4	Make sure the "User may log on" checkbox is selected.
5	Choose Mail Settings from the pop-up menu.
6	Make a note of the user's e-mail address, which includes the Internet alias, @ symbol, and mail server's DNS name.
	For example, jdoe@company.com
	The user should enter this as the return address in his or her client mail application.
7	Click Enable to turn mail on.
8	Select a type of mail box for this user.
9	To configure APOP or Notify Mail, click the Options button and select the appropriate checkboxes (depending on the features of the user's mail application):
	• "Require APOP Log On (Encrypted Password)": APOP encrypts the user's password when using POP mail. If IMAP is used, the password is not encrypted. • "Use separate inboxes for POP and IMAP": Helpful if your users access mail from multiple locations. However, this option stores duplicate messages on the mail server and therefore may slow its performance. • "Show POP mailbox in IMAP folder list": Users can view and modify their POP messages before downloading. Helpful if users want to see their mail in several locations but download it in only one. • "Enable Notify Mail": Tells user when mail is received. You can choose to notify the user at the last IP address he or she connected from, or enter a specific IP address to receive notification.

Turning off mail for one user

To turn off mail for one user:

1	Make sure the user has retrieved all mail.
	When you turn off mail for a user, mail that the user did not retrieve remains on the server. If necessary, you can remove the mail using IMAP Administrator Access to edit the database.
2	Open Mac OS Server Admin and log on to the server you want to administer.
3	Press the Users & Groups button and choose Show Users & Groups List.
4	Double-click a user.
5	Choose Mail Settings from the pop-up menu.
6	Click None.
	The user cannot log on to the mail server, and the server does not accept any more mail for the user.

Related topic

Mail protocols