Installing IMail Server

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This section walks you through the steps to get IMail Server up and running. This is followed by a quick test of your installation. The last two sections cover upgrading and removing IMail Server.

Step 1: Start the Installation Procedure

1. Log on to your Windows system as a System Administrator, or to an account with System Administrator privileges.
2. Back up your Windows registry. (Run regedit.exe and select Export Registry File from the Registry menu.)
3. Do one of the following:
   • If you purchased an IMail Server CD-ROM, insert it in the CD-ROM drive. If the installation program does not automatically start, select Run from the File menu, and then enter the CD-ROM drive path followed by install\setup.exe, (for example: d:\install\setup.exe).
   • If you downloaded IMail from the Internet, run the downloaded imailec.exe application.

     Note: You can get help on all installation screens by pressing F1.

Step 2: Set the Official Host Name for Your Server

The first installation screen (Official Host Name) asks you to confirm (or enter) the official host name of your primary system. This will be the "primary host" for your IMail Server installation. If you don't know the Official Host Name, see "Step 2: Create DNS Entries for Your Mail Server".

If needed, you can add other "virtual hosts" after completing installation of the primary host.

Step 3: Select the User Database

The next screen (Database Options) asks you to select the user database option you prefer. See "Step 3: Choose the Type of User Database". Select from the following database options:

• IMail User Database
• Windows NT User Database
• External Database (ODBC compliant)

If you selected External Database, you must specify the ODBC System DSN for the database, along with the user ID and password to log on to the database server. IMAILSECDB is the default name that the IMail ODBC link uses. For example, for the System DSN, you would enter: imailsecdb;UID=imailuser;PWD=password

Note: Before you use IMail Server to associate an external database with a host, use the Windows Control Panel to make sure there is a System DSN (Data Source Name) that points to a valid database name. See your Windows NT and database documentation for information on the System DSN.

Step 4: Select the Location for Installed Files and Folders

In the next screen (Choose Destination Location), enter the directory where IMail Server will be installed. This directory must not be moved or renamed after installation, and the path and directory must not contain spaces.

In the Select Program Folder screen, confirm or enter the Program Group in which IMail Server will appear (on the Start menu).

Step 5: Set Security Options

The next two screens ask whether you want to install SSL keys, and what SMTP security you want to set. After you complete the installation, you can change either of these settings using the IMail Administrator.

SSL applies only to Web Messaging and Web Calendaring. In the SSL Keys dialog box, select one of the following options:

• If you already have a third-party SSL certificate, click No. After installing IMail Server, run the IMail SSL utility by selecting Programs -> IMail Server -> IMail SSL Configuration Utility from the Start menu, and then follow the instructions in Help.
• If you do NOT already have a third-party SSL certificate, but want to run the IMail web server using a "self-signed" SSL certificate, click Yes.
• If you would like to read more about SSL before making a decision, click No. (You can always install default keys later.)

In the SMTP Security screen, you can select the mail relay option you want to use. See "Step 5: Determine Security Levels and Access Control". This setting is important as it determines who can and cannot use your e-mail server (meaning your users vs. spammers).

Step 6: Select the Dictionaries for Web Messaging

Select the dictionaries that you want to install by default for Web Messaging. Note that dictionaries can be installed later. For explanations of each dictionary, press F1 on this screen during the installation process.

Step 7: Select the IMail Services You Want to Offer

The install program displays a list of IMail services (Service Start Options) already running on your system. (If you have never installed IMail Server before, these services are IMail SMTP Server, and IMail Queue Manager Service). Select any others you want to start by default.

Note: You can also specify default services at any time after the installation. However, to send and receive e-mail, as a minimum, the IMail SMTP Server box must be checked.

Step 8: Add a Test User

If you selected the IMail Database option, the Add User screen appears. We recommend you add a few "stand-in" users now so you can test the installation. (Note that you can also add users at any time after the installation.)

Step 9: Install Language Packs for Web Templates

The Language Pack installation installs multi-lingual support for web messaging and web calendaring. You must run this installation program in order to view the templates in languages other than English.

1. Select one of the following installation options:
   • Complete. Installs support for all currently available languages (English, Japanese, Korean, German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Chinese).
   • Custom. Allows you to select which languages you want to install.
2. If you chose Custom above, you are presented a screen to select the languages to install.
3. Backup Existing Files. If you already have Language Packs installed, you should back them up so that you can revert back to them if needed.
4. Installation Complete. When installation of the language pack is complete, IMail Server is fully installed.

Step 10: Restart your system

If you are prompted to restart your system, it is because the installation could not properly set up a file. A Dynamic Link Library (DLL) is most likely to cause this problem. To ensure that IMail Server runs properly, restart as soon as possible.

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