Help for Mail Configuration


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The Mail Configuration page allows some simple configuration of the appliance e-mail.

The SMTP server setting is optional. It should be a host name (for example mailserver.example.com). If this setting is provided, the appliance will relay all outgoing mail through the named SMTP server. Otherwise, the appliance will attempt to deliver all outgoing mail directly.

The postmaster e-mail address is where the appliance sends any e-mail addressed to a user on the appliance. If this setting is provided, it should be a valid e-mail address (for example, user@example.com). Various programs on the appliance might attempt to send mail to users on the appliance, most often the root user. The appliance will forward all such mail to this address. If no address is specified, the mail will be discarded.


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submit Click this button to cause the changes to take effect.