New Account Defaults
Use the Accounts New Account Defaults… menu selection to edit your Account Defaults and Web Access Defaults.
Account Defaults contains various account setting controls and template strings. Templates make it possible for you to specify default values for common user account components. The various string values associated with accounts such as Mailbox and Mail directory can be constructed using a variety of special macros that will be replaced by actual values when an account is being created or imported. Use of these templates can greatly simplify and automate new account management.
Default Account Settings
Mailbox
Use this field to specify a default Mailbox name template for new accounts. In addition to being the Mailbox, this value will be the name passed in the USER POP command, which enables access to a mailbox from a remote location or POP aware mail clients. See Macros below for a list of the Macros that can be used in this template string.
Mail directory
Use this field to specify a default mail directory for new accounts. These directories are where the actual mail files delivered to the mailbox will be stored. Care must be taken to ensure that once expanded, the template provided here will form a valid file path.
Default Account Options
These switches are used for designating default values for various account settings. For more information on these switches, see Account Editor.
Default Quota Settings
These controls are used for designating default values for a new account's quota settings. For more information on these controls, see Account Editor.
Apply Installation Defaults to All Template Values
Clicking this button will cause the controls contained on this tab to be reset to their original installation default settings.
Template Macros
Below is a quick reference to the macros available for automating your account setup.
$DOMAIN$ This variable will resolve to the domain name selected for the account.
$DOMAINIP$ This variable will resolve to the IP associated with the domain currently selected for the account.
$USERNAME$ This variable resolves to the full first and last name of the account holder. This field is equivalent to
"$USERFIRSTNAME$ $USERLASTNAME$"
$USERFIRSTNAME$ This variable resolves to the first name of the account holder.
$USERLASTNAME$ This variable resolves to the last name of the account holder.
$USERFIRSTINITIAL$ This variable resolves to the first letter of the account holder's first name.
$USERLASTINITIAL$ This variable resolves to the first letter of the account holder's last name.
$MAILBOX$ This variable resolves to the mailbox name of the current account. The value will also used as the POP user name used in POP3 mail sessions. This is the value expected in the USER command during POP session handshaking.
Web Access Defaults
The Web Access Defaults dialog is used for designating the default access rights that new accounts will have for WorldClient and WebAdmin. You can designate whether or not accounts will be able to access their email via WorldClient and whether or not users will be able to configure their accounts via WebAdmin. In addition, if you are granting access to WebAdmin, you can control which settings that accounts will be allowed to edit.
Web-based Mail Access Defaults
Account can access email via WorldClient
Enable this checkbox if you would like new accounts to be able to access the WorldClient server, which enables them to check their email via a web browser.
Web-based Remote Configuration Defaults
Account can modify its own settings via WebAdmin
Enable this feature if you want to grant MDaemon users permission to modify their account settings via WebAdmin. They will only be able to edit those settings that you designate on this dialog.
When this feature is enabled, and the WebAdmin server is set to Active on the Message Router, users will be able to log in to WebAdmin using their browser by pointing it to http://mdaemonsdomain.com:Port. They will first be presented with a logon screen and then a screen that contains the settings that they have been given permission to edit. All they need to do is edit whatever settings they choose and then click the Save Changes button. They can then close their browser; there is no need to logoff or do anything further.
Accounts that have been given administrative permission (designated on the individual account's Web tab) will see a different screen after they log in to WebAdmin. For a discussion on the administrative options within WebAdmin, see the WebAdmin user manual.
By default, accounts can do the following via WebAdmin:
Edit real name
Enabling this feature will allow users to modify their Real Name setting.
Edit password
Click this checkbox if you wish to allow users to modify their POP Password.
Edit mail directory location
This control is used to give users permission to modify the location of their Message Directory.
Edit forwarding address
When this feature is enabled users will be able to modify their forwarding address settings.
Edit advanced forwarding
When this feature is enabled users will be able to modify their Advanced Forwarding Options.
Edit encrypt mail setting
This feature allows users to control whether or not mail messages of 4096 bytes or less will be stored in their mailbox in an encrypted state.
Edit IMAP rules (PRO version only)
Use this control to enable users to create and manage their own IMAP Mail Rules. This feature is only available in MDaemon PRO.
Edit EVERYONE list setting
This feature allows users to control whether or not they will be included on MDaemon's EVERYONE Mailing List.
Edit mail restrictions
This checkbox controls whether or not accounts will be able to edit their "local mail only" settings.
Edit quota settings
Click this checkbox if you wish to allow accounts to modify their quota settings.
Edit MultiPOP settings
Click this switch if you wish users to be able to enable and disable MultiPOP collection.
Edit autoresponder settings
Click this checkbox if you want users to be able to add, edit, or delete AutoResponders for their account.
Edit allow changes via email
Click this checkbox if you wish to allow users to modify their Account Settings via specially formatted email messages.
Apply these defaults to all accounts now
Click this button to cause these default settings to be applied to all MDaemon accounts. Any alternate settings that have been specified under individual accounts will be lost; the Web settings of all current MDaemon users will be changed to the settings specified here.
