Opening AppleShare IP Mail Tool

To open the AppleShare IP Mail Tool:

1	Open the AppleShare IP 6.3 folder on your server's hard disk.
2	Open the Mail Server folder.
3	Double-click the AppleShare IP Mail Tool icon.
4	Enter an administrator name and password.

Updating, compressing, or repairing a mail database

To update, compress, or repair an AppleShare IP mail database:

1	Open the AppleShare IP Mail Tool and click the Update button.
2	Follow the onscreen instructions.
	The steps are the same regardless of whether you want to update, compress, or repair a mail database. If there is nothing wrong with the database, then it is updated and compressed. If the database doesn't need to be updated, then it is compressed.

Assigning disabled mail boxes to registered users

When a user account is no longer valid, you may want to transfer the mail in that account to another mail account.

To assign a disabled mail box to a registered user:

1	Back up the database.
	Once you reassign a mail box, you can't undo the operation. To be safe, you should have a current backup of the database. (You can make a backup by clicking the database file, opening the File menu, and choosing Duplicate.)
2	Open the AppleShare IP Mail Tool and click the Assign button.
3	Click Open and select a database.
4	Click a disabled mail box.
5	Click the user to whom you want to assign the mail box.
6	Click Reassign.

Merging mail messages

To merge mail messages in one user mail box with another mailbox:

1	Open the AppleShare IP Mail Tool and click the Merge button.
2	Click Open and select the current database.
3	Select an account whose messages you want to merge.
4	Select the account with which you want to merge the mail messages.
5	Click Merge.

Importing or exporting messages

You can import or export mail messages created by any standard mail application.

To import or export mail messages:

1	Open the AppleShare IP Mail Tool and click the Import/Export button.
2	Click Open and select a database.
3	Click Import or Export.
	If you are importing, you must select a file that contains the messages you want to import.
	If you are exporting, you must select a location to store the file that contains the exported mail messages.
4	Click Done.

Related topic

Backing up the mail database