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Users of i-Mail may have the option of changing various details of their mail account. To allow users to update their own credentials simply set the 'User Update' option in the 'User Accounts' Tab of i-Mail admin to on. i-Mail will then acknowledge remote requests to change mailbox features.
When a user is created in i-Mail administrator the default welcome message that is put into their mailbox will list the available remote commands and how to use them if the 'User Update' option is selected. These steps are not included with the message if the option is turned off and in this case you will need to teach the user how to update their credentials.
To update a mailbox a message is send to iMailServer@yourdomain where yourdomain is one of the domains listed in the 'Domains' Tab. If the mail client supports unnamed domains it is possible to simply address the message to iMailServer only. For example, if your company has a registered domain of acme.com then the user would address the message to iMailServer@acme.com.
The subject line of the message contains the options that the user wishes to update or change and is supplied in this format:
'mailbox' 'password' 'option' 'value'
Note the single quotes, these are required for successful update processing. The mailbox parameter is the name that the user uses to collect POP mail with.
If the mailbox and password are verified correct then the option selected is updated with the value supplied. Valid options and passwords are as follows:
Option | Value | Description |
HELP | E-Mail Address | Sends the internal i-Mail help page to the e-mail address supplied |
FULLNAME | New Name | Changes the users real name within i-Mail |
PASSWORD | New Password | Changes the users POP login password |
NOTIFY | 'Yes' or 'No' | Turns Novell NetNotify on or off |
FORWARD | 'Yes' or 'No' | Turns mail forwarding on or off |
FORWARDTO | E-Mail Address | Redirects forwarded mail to the supplied address |
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