MDaemon's Main Display
Daemon's Main Graphical User Interface (GUI) automatically appears at program startup and gives you important information regarding MDaemon's resources, statistics, active sessions, and queued mail waiting to be processed. It also contains controls for easily activating/deactivating MDaemon's various servers. The GUI's tabbed panes keep you up to date on how the server and its incoming and outgoing connections are performing.
Statistics and Tools
The default left pane of MDaemon's main interface contains two tabs: Tools and Stats. The Tools tab contains an entry for the Primary Domain and each Secondary Domain. Under each entry there is a shortcut to the various dialogs that can be used to configure that domain's settings and users. The Stats tab contains three sections: Statistics, Queued Mail, and Servers. Right-click any of the controls in a section to open a shortcut menu relevant to that control.
The Statistics section contains statistics regarding the number of messages sent and received by MDaemon as well as the number of mail sessions that have been initiated since startup. This section also tells you how many user accounts have been used and how many more can be created. Statistics contains two right-click shortcut menus: one for the Accounts controls and one for the Statistics controls. The Accounts shortcut menu provides shortcuts for creating, editing, and deleting accounts. The rest of the controls have a shortcut menu that can be used to clear the count listed next to the given control.
The Queued Mail section contains an entry for each message queue, and the number of messages (if any) that each queue contains. You can right-click on each of the queue entries to open a shortcut menu containing one or more of the following options, depending on which queue you select:
View Queue-this option switches the main pane to the Queues tab and displays the selected queue. A list of all messages the queue contains will be displayed, and you can right-click any message to open a shortcut menu containing numerous options similar to those available in the Queue & Statistics Manager such as Copy, Move, Edit, White list, and so on.
Queue and statistics manager-open the Queue and Statistics Manager to the Queue Page with the selected queue displayed.
Process Now-this option "re-queues" all messages contained in the queue and attempts to process them normally for delivery. If you attempt to process messages contained in the Holding queue, Bad queue, or the like then the messages may encounter the same errors that put them there in the first place and return them to the same queue.
Freeze/unfreeze queue-temporarily pauses processing for the selected queue, or continues the processing if it is currently paused.
Release-releases messages from the Holding Queue. MDaemon will attempt to deliver the messages regardless of errors encountered-they will not be returned to the Holding Queue even if they encounter the same errors the caused them to be moved there originally.
Enable/disable queue-activates or deactivates the Holding Queue. When disabled, messages will not be moved to the Holding Queue regardless of errors encountered.
The Servers section contains an entry for each server within MDaemon, and each entry lists the current state of the server: "Active" or "Inactive". Listed below each entry is the port on which that particular server is listening, if that server is currently active. The shortcut menu provides a control for toggling each server between the Active and Inactive state.
Message and Event Tracking
The default right-hand pane of the main interface contains several tabs. They display the status of MDaemon's various servers and resources and are frequently updated to reflect current server conditions. Each SMTP/POP/IMAP session and other server activity is logged onto the appropriate tab once it is complete so that a visible record of network activity is made available. The information displayed on these tabs is mirrored in the log files kept in the Logs directory, if you have chosen to log such activity.
The primary pane of MDaemon's GUI contains the following tabs:
System-at program startup, the System tab displays a log of the Initialization Process, which can alert you to possible problems with MDaemon's configuration or status. It also displays activity such as enabling/disabling any of MDaemon's various servers.
Routing-displays the routing information (To, From, Message ID, and so on) for each message that is parsed by MDaemon.
Content Filter-MDaemon's Content Filter operations are listed on this tab. When a message matches the criteria of one of the Content Filter's message rules, the relevant information related to that message and the actions taken are logged here.
AntiVirus-if you have installed AntiVirus for MDaemon, then all AntiVirus operations are listed on this tab. When a message is scanned for viruses the relevant information related to that message and the action taken is logged here.
AntiSpam-displays all of MDaemon's spam filtering and prevention activities.
Outlook Connector-displays all Outlook Connector activities.
WorldClient-displays WorldClient's session activities.
Plug-ins-displays all activities related to any MDaemon plug-ins.
Mail-click this tab and several other mail-related tabs will appear above it.
SMTP (in)-all incoming session activity using the SMTP protocol is displayed on this tab.
SMTP (out)-all outgoing session activity using the SMTP protocol is displayed on this tab.
POP-when users collect email from MDaemon using the POP3 protocol, that activity is logged here.
IMAP-mail sessions using the IMAP protocol are logged on this tab.
MultiPOP-this tab displays MDaemon's MultiPOP mail collection activities.
DomainPOP-this tab displays MDaemon's DomainPOP activity.
SPF-displays Sender Policy Framework activity.
RAW-RAW or system generated message activity is logged on this tab.
LDAP-displays LDaemon LDAP server activity.
RAW-RAW or system generated message activity is logged on this tab.
Queues-this tab gives access to another row of tabs above it with one tab corresponding to each message queue, such as: Local, Remote, Holding, Quarantine, Bayesian queues, and so on.
Active-click this tab and several other tabs will appear above it. These tabs display an entry for each active connection to MDaemon. Whether the connection is SMTP in or out, POP in or out, IMAP, WorldClient, or some other type, information about each active session is displayed here.
Composite Log View
Located on the Windows menu of MDaemon's menu bar is a Composite log view option. Clicking that option will add a window to the main display that will combine the information displayed on one or more of the main pane's tabs. Use the controls on the GUI tab of the Miscellaneous Options dialog to designate the information that will be combined in that window.
