Use Winmail Server to easily set up a mail server

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  Winmail Server is a safe, easy-to-use and full-featured mail server software that not only supports SMTP/POP3/IMAP/Webmail/LDAP (public address book)/multi-domain/mailing authentication/anti-spam/mail filtering/mail group/public Standard mail functions such as mail folders, as well as providing mail sign-off/email antivirus/email monitoring/support IIS, Apache and PWS/SMS reminder/email backup/SSL secure transmission protocol/mail gateway/dynamic domain name support/remote management/Web management /Independent domain administrator/Online registration/Featured function of secondary development interface. It can be used as a LAN mail server, Internet mail server, dial-up ISDN, ADSL broadband, FTTB, Cable Modem and other access methods of mail server and mail gateway.

If you do not have the Winmail Server installation package, you can go to http://www.magicwinmail.com to download the latest installation program

Before installing the system, you must also select the operating system platform. Winmail Server can be installed on Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, Win7 and other Win32/64 operating systems.

System installation

The installation process is similar to general software. The following only gives some steps to pay attention to, such as installing components, installation directory, operating mode, and setting the administrator's login password.

1) Start the installation



Figure 1 Welcome screen of the installation program.

2) Select the installation directory



Figure 2 Select the installation directory, please do not use the Chinese directory.

3) Select installation components



Figure 3 Select installation components

The main components of Winmail Server are server core and management tools. The server core pair is mainly to complete SMTP, POP3, ADMIN, HTTP and other service functions; management tools are mainly responsible for setting up the mail system, such as setting system parameters, managing users, managing domains, and so on.

4) Select additional tasks



Figure 4 Select the operating mode, whether to overwrite the configuration file

There are two main ways to run the server core: run as a system service and run as a separate program. It is recommended to run as a system service; during the installation process, if a configuration file is detected, the installation program will let you choose whether to overwrite the existing configuration. File, pay attention to select "Keep original settings" when upgrading.

5) Set the administrator password



Figure 5 Set the administrator admin password

In the previous step, if you choose to overwrite the existing configuration file or install for the first time, the installation program will also ask you to enter the system administrator password. The system administrator name is admin. Please set a safe password for security. Of course It can be modified later.

6) Successful installation



Figure 6 Successful installation

After the system is successfully installed, the installation program will let the user choose whether to run the Winmail Server program immediately. If the program runs successfully, an icon will be displayed in the system tray area; if the program fails to start, the user sees the icon in the system tray area, then the user can go to the Windows system "Administrative Tools"/"Event Viewer" to view the system" Application log" to understand the reason for the failure to start the Winmail Server program. (Note: If prompted to restart the system, be sure to restart)

Initial configuration

After the installation is complete, the administrator must make some initial settings for the system before the system can operate normally. When the server starts, if it finds that the domain name has not been set, it will automatically run the Quick Setup Wizard, and users can use it to set up the mail server simply and quickly. Of course, users can also use powerful management tools to set up the server instead of the quick setup wizard.

1. Use the Quick Setup Wizard to set up



Figure 7 Quick Setup Wizard

The user enters a new email address and password, and clicks the "Set" button. The setting wizard will automatically find out whether the mailbox and domain name to be created exists in the database. If it finds that there is no existing mailbox and domain name, the wizard will add a new domain name and new mailbox to the database. At the same time, the wizard will also test whether the SMTP, POP3, ADMIN, and HTTP servers have been started successfully. After the setting is over, the setting information and server test information will be reported in the "Setting Results" column. At the bottom of the setting results, the setting information about the mail client software will also be given.

In order to prevent spam, it is strongly recommended to enable SMTP sending authentication. After enabling SMTP sending authentication, users must also set SMTP sending authentication when adding accounts in the client software.

2. Use management tool settings

1) Log in to the management terminal program Run the Winmail server program or double-click the icon in the system tray area to start the management tool.



Figure 8 Management tool login

After the management tool is started, the user can log in with the user name (admin) and the password set during installation.

2) Check the operating status of the system

After the management tool is successfully logged in, use "System Settings"/"System Services" to check whether the system's SMTP, POP3, ADMIN, HTTP, IMAP, LDAP and other services are operating normally. The green icon indicates that the service is running successfully. The red icon indicates that the service is stopped.



Figure 9 View system services

If you find that services such as SMTP, POP3, ADMIN, HTTP, IMAP or LDAP have not started successfully, please use "System Log"/"SYSTEM" to view the system startup information.



Figure 10 System log

If the startup is unsuccessful, the general situation is that the port is occupied and cannot be started. Please close the occupied program or change the port and restart the related service. For example, the SMTP service of IIS will be installed during the default installation of Windows 2000, which causes the SMTP service of the mail system to fail. If you cannot find the occupied program, you can use a tool called Active Ports to check which program is occupying the port, which can be downloaded from http://www.magicwinmail.com/.

3) Set up mail domain

Set up a domain for the mail system. Please use "Domain Settings"/"Domain Management".



Figure 11 Domain name management

4) Increase mailbox

After the user has successfully added the domain, he can use "Users and Groups"/"User Management" to join several mailboxes.



Figure 12 User Management

Note: For security, please do not use very simple passwords, for example, use simple passwords such as test, 123456, 11111, 00000, etc.

Sending and receiving test

After the above settings are completed, you can use commonly used mail client software such as Outlook Express, Outlook, FoxMail to test, the "outgoing mail server (SMTP)" and "receiving mail server (POP3)" items are set as the mail server The IP address or host name, POP3 user name and password should be entered in the user management settings.

1. Client software testing

Below we take Outlook Express as an example and also describe how to set up the mail client software.

1) Increase mail account

Click "Account" in the menu "Tools", and the following figure will pop up. In the pop-up "Internet Account" dialog box, click the "Add" button and select "Mail"



Figure 13 Outlook Express adds mail account

2) Set the sender's name

Enter the "Internet Connection Wizard" to fill in the user's name, and click Next.



Figure 14 Set the sender's name

3) Fill in the email address

Fill in the email address of the user you added in the mail system to the "email address".



Figure 15 Set email address

4) Fill in the mail server

Select "POP3" for the receiving mail server, fill in the host name or IP address of your mail server in the place of the receiving mail server POP3, and fill in the host name or IP address of your mail server in the outgoing mail server SMTP.



Figure 16 Setting up the POP3 server and SMTP server of the mail account

5) Fill in the account name and password

Enter the account name and password of the user in your mail system; click Next.



Figure 17 Set the account name and password of the mail account

6) Add account is complete



Figure 18 Setting up the mail account successfully

7) Modify account attributes

To modify user settings, click "Tools" -> "Accounts" in the menu, select the account you want to set, and click "Properties".



Figure 19 Modify account attributes



Figure 20 Select account

8) User information can be modified in user information



Figure 21 Modify user information

9) Modify account information

If the SMTP service of the mail system activates the "sending authentication function", the "My server requires authentication" option under "Outgoing mail server" must be selected.



Figure 22 Modify account information

10) Set the authentication method

In the above steps, if you set the "My server requires authentication" option. You can click the "Settings..." button on the right to set the authentication method. Generally, "use the same settings as the receiving server".



Figure 23 Set authentication method

11) Set the advanced properties of the account

If the user wants to not delete the mail on the server after receiving the mail, you can set "Keep a copy of mail on the server" in the "Advanced" tab of Outlook Express.



Figure 24 Setting the advanced properties of the account

12) Send and receive mail test

Write mails are sent to users in this domain and users in foreign domains, and then received.

2. Webmail test

The Winmail system supports Webmail to send and receive emails. After the installation is complete, use the browser to test. The login address is http://yourserverip:6080/

1) Log in to Webmail



Figure 25 Webmail login

2) Folder list



Figure 26 Webmail folder list

Installation experience

I have always hated installing server software, the installation settings are too complicated, and I was so busy that I was sweating a lot. After installing Winmail Server, I discovered that everything is not that difficult. Serve a cup of strong coffee, play a soulful music, and slowly enjoy the fast information communication that Winmail Server brings us.