Calexium MailFountain S100 User manual
S100 / S200 / M500
User Manual
CopyrightCalexium©2009
*CXM-003-0001-EN011*
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©2006‐2009Calexium.Allrightsreserved.
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cryptographicsoftwarewrittenbyEricYoung([email protected]).Copyright©1995‐1998EricYoung.Allrights
reserved.
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Summary
1Introduction ............................................................................................................................................5
2Unpacking and Installation .....................................................................................................................6
2.1Content package........................................................................................................................................... 6
3E-mails glossary ......................................................................................................................................6
4Different users.........................................................................................................................................7
4.1The standard user ......................................................................................................................................... 7
4.2The domain manager .................................................................................................................................... 7
4.3The administrator ......................................................................................................................................... 8
5The first start...........................................................................................................................................8
5.1Network configuration.................................................................................................................................. 8
5.2Domain name settings .................................................................................................................................. 9
5.2.1Option1:Createanewdomainname..............................................................................................................................10
5.2.2Option2:Usinganexistingdomainname........................................................................................................................10
5.3Select Time Zone......................................................................................................................................... 11
5.4SMTP server configuration.......................................................................................................................... 11
5.5Create administrator password................................................................................................................... 12
5.6Create the 1 e-mails accounts ................................................................................................................... 12
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6First steps with MailFountain ................................................................................................................13
6.1Connect to MailFountain ............................................................................................................................ 13
6.1.1RoleoftheAdministrator.................................................................................................................................................14
6.1.2Rolesofdomainmanager.................................................................................................................................................14
6.1.3Theregularuserinterface.................................................................................................................................................14
6.2Integrate MailFountain into your network .................................................................................................. 15
6.2.1MailFountaininroutermode(defaultmode)...................................................................................................................15
6.2.1.1TheEthernetplugs...................................................................................................................................................15
6.2.1.2Networksettings......................................................................................................................................................15
6.2.1.3Routerconfiguration................................................................................................................................................16
6.2.2MailFountaininServermode............................................................................................................................................17
6.2.2.1TheEthernetplugs...................................................................................................................................................17
6.2.2.2Networkconfiguration.............................................................................................................................................18
6.2.2.3Portstoredirect.......................................................................................................................................................18
6.3Setting DNS for your Internet domain ......................................................................................................... 18
6.3.1ManualconfigurationofyourDNS...................................................................................................................................19
6.3.2DelegatingmanagementofDNStoMailFountain............................................................................................................19
6.4Set up a user account.................................................................................................................................. 20
6.4.1CreateauseraccountinMailFountain.............................................................................................................................20
6.4.2Mailersettings..................................................................................................................................................................20
6.5Send a e-mailing ......................................................................................................................................... 21
6.5.1Createae‐mailing.............................................................................................................................................................21
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6.5.2Editsettingsforamailing..................................................................................................................................................22
6.5.3Rightsonthemailings.......................................................................................................................................................23
6.5.4Writingandsendingamailing...........................................................................................................................................23
6.5.5Progressionandcampaignreport.....................................................................................................................................24
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1Introduction
MailFountainisane-mailsandemailingserver.
Byitsfeatureofe‐mailsserver,MailFountainmanagesthesendingandreceivinge‐mailsforaspecifiednumberof
people(oraccounts).Italsoassociatedwithanaccountnumbere‐mailaddresses(aliases)orredirectsallreceivede‐
mailtoaparticularaddresstomultipleuseraccounts.Thiscorrespondstoatypicaluseofe‐mailandperfectlysuited
tocommunicatingmoreorlessregularlybetweenseveralpeoples.
Itsfunctionofemailingserverisspeciallydesignedtoefficientlysende‐mailstoalargenumberofrecipients(from
tenstohundredsofthousandsorevenmillions).MailFountainwillautomaticallytakecareoferrorsandcan
generatesendingreports.
Throughoutthismanualwewilltakeasanexampleafictitiouscompanywhichiscalled"MyCompany"andthatits
domainis"my-company.biz”.
Figure1showsthereare4peopleincompany,andeachhasane‐mailwithhisnameandothersreferringtotheir
functionorservice.ThismanualisbasedonthatorganizationandexplainshowtoconfigureMailFountaintoachieve
thisresult.
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2Unpacking and Installation
2.1 Content package
Ethernet cable 2m Quick Installation Guide Warranty Card
Power supply 18V
3E-mails glossary
Wewantedtogatherhereaglossaryoftermsusedinthecomputerworldingeneralandespeciallye‐mail.Asyou
cansee,thewordsseemingcomplexareactuallyveryeasytoidentifywithagoodexplanation.Youwillfind
throughoutthisusermanual.
Domain name
Thedomainname(orshortenedthedomain),isthepartlocatedtotherightof@signine‐mails.Forexamplewhen
youwriteto[email protected],thedomainnameiscalexium.com.Thisnameisuniqueworldwideandisowned
byacompanyoranindividualinexchangeforanannualpaymenttoacompanyregistry"registrar".
User account
Theuseraccount(sometimescalledadomain user),isthepartlocatedtotheleftofthe@signine‐mails.For
examplewhenyouwriteto[email protected],theuseraccountisinfo.Thisisthedomainadministratorwhoadds
anddeletesuseraccounts.
The default accounts
WhencreatingthedomainmanagedbyMailFountain,2accountsalreadyexist.Theseare"abuses"and
"postmaster".
info@calexium.com
accountdomainname
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•Theabuseaccountisusedtoanypersonclaimingtobeabusedbyane‐mailfromyourdomain.Soany
claimsofaforeignpersonofdomainnamearesenttothisaccount.
•Thepostmasteraccountistheaccountwhichissendsandreceivese‐mailwhileaproblemisdetectedon
thee‐mailsserverorforinformation.
Administrator
TheadministratoristhepersonwhoisresponsibleforsettingandmaintenanceofMailFountain.Insmaller
companiestheadministratormaybetheofficer,thesecretary,etc....ormaybeyouwhoarereadingthismanual.
Alias
Analiasisane‐mailservingasanalternativetothemainaddressofauseraccount.Theaccountwherethealiasis
attachedcanthenbeusedtosendand/orreceivee‐mails.Thisgivesanotherpublicidentity.
A redirection
Aredirectioncanredirecttomultipleaccountsane‐mailsenttoaparticularaddress.Forexample,theaddress
support@my‐company.bizcanberedirectedtotheentireteamoftechniciansprovidingtechnicalsupport.
Spams
Spamreferstounsolicitede‐mailbytherecipient,bulksentforadvertisingordishonest.
However,sendingadvertisingisnotnecessarilyclassifiableasaspam,inparticular:
‐whentherecipientispartofaddressdatabaselegallyincorporatedandobtained
‐iftherecipientisaprofessional,thatthepurposeofadvertisingshouldberelatedtoitsactivityinthe
enterprise
‐Andin all cases,therecipientmusthaveaneffectiveopportunitytostopreceivingnewbusiness
prospecting.
4Different users
InMailFountain,thereare3differentlevelsofuse.Eachlevelhasitsownrights,andthereforeitssetofavailable
features.
4.1 The standard user
ThislevelcorrespondstoapersonwithjustoneemailaccountdefinedinMailFountain.Thisusertypeisnecessarily
linkedtooneandonlyonedomainname.Theusercansendandreceivee‐mailsfromitsownaddress(consistingof
theirusername,the@signandthedomainname).
Ausercanalsoadd/removerecipientsofemailingaccessibletohim,andpossiblysendanemailingcampaign.
4.2 The domain manager
Thislevelallowsthemanagementofoneormoredomains.Ineachdomain,themanagermaydefinethelistofusers
andtheirassociatedaliasesoraddredirections.
Itcanalsocreateemailinganddefineuserrightsforeachuseraccount.
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4.3 The administrator
TheadministratorisuniqueandhasallrightstoMailFountain(exceptthatofviewingmailofhisusers).Itthus
encompassesallrightsofandomainmanager,butwithascopeonalldomainsofMailFountain.Itmayalsoaddand
/ordeletedomains,andfinallysetuptheMailFountain.
5The first start
TouseMailFountain,youwillhavetosetup.MailFountainreportsthatitisnotyetoperationalbytheblinkinggreen
lightinfrontofthebox:3timesevery5seconds.ThismeansthatMailFountainisinspecialmodetofacilitateits
configuration.Typicallyjustconnectacomputertooneofthe2LANports(seepictureforlocation)andopena
browsertodisplaythe1stpageofthewizard.
Inthismode,MailFountainworkasarouter,nameserverandDHCPserver.Itwillautomaticallyassignan
IPaddresstotheconnectedcomputerandwillredirectanyrequestofyourInternetbrowsertoitsown
configurationinterface.
Ifthesetuppagedoesnotappearautomaticallywhenthebrowserstart,youcanaccessitmanuallyby
enteringthefollowingaddress:http://mailfountain.local
Ifyoustillcannotaccessit,thenmakesureyouareconnectedtooneoftheLANportsofthe
MailFountain,andyourcomputerisconfiguredtoautomaticallyobtainanIPaddress(DHCPclient).
5.1 Network configuration
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ThefirststepistoindicatetoMailFountainitsmethodtoaccesstonetwork.Inthiswizard,thechoiceswere
deliberatelysimplifiedandarelimitedto2choices:
•Automaticconfiguration
Thismodeismostcommonlyused.TheMailFountainattemptstodetectautomaticallythenetworkenvironment
(researchbyDHCP).IfyournetworkisalreadymanagedbyarouterorDSLbox,probablyMailFountainwillsucceed.
TheDSLorcablemodemsofsomeoperatorsalsoworkasit.
•Connectingwiththeidentifiers
ThismodeisusefulifyourMailFountainisconnecteddirectlytoaDSL/cableandyourconnectionrequiresthe
identifiers(loginandpassword).ThiscanhappenwithsomeDSLbox,whenconfiguredfor"modemmodeonly".
Youcanalsoskipthisstepandmanuallyconfigurenetworksettingslater,aftercompletingthesetupwizard(for
exampleifnoDHCPserverareavailable),ifyounoneedtobenefitoftheCalexiumoffer"Onedomainnameforfree
foroneyear",thisofferrequiringInternetaccessfullyfunctional.
5.2 Domain name settings
Thisscreenallowsyoutocreateanewdomainname,orreuseanexistingdomainasyourown.
Thispageappearsonlyifyougettheoffer«afreedomainnameforoneyear».Otherwise,thesecond
optionisselectedandyougodirectlytothescreenforenteringthedomainname.
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5.2.1 Option 1: Create a new domain name
Ifyouchosetheoptiontocreateanewdomainname,thewizardwillassistyouinfindinganavailablenameand
reserveit.Attheendofthiswizard,anewdomainnamehasbeencreatedandwillbeimmediatelyavailabletosend
andreceivee‐mails.
DuetoInternetdomainnameregulation,itrequiresanannualsubscription.The1styearisofferedforevery
purchaseofaMailFountain(offersubjecttoconditionsseeonwww.calexium.com).You'reactuallytheownerofthis
domainname,Calexiumisonlyaresellerandtechnicalcontact,andyoucanalwaysasktotransferthemanagement
attheregistrarofyourchoice.Eachyear,itwillbeofferedtorenewthissubscription.You'refreetodosoornot.
5.2.2 Option 2: Using an existing domain name
Inthispage,enterthenameofexistingdomainforwhichyouwanttomanagee‐mailswithMailFountain.
ToallowaMailFountaintoreceivee‐mailsforthedomain,itisimperativetochangetheconfigurationoftheDNS
(DomainNameServers)toyourregistrar(theproviderofyourdomainname).
YouwillfindthenecessaryinformationinChapter6.3Setting DNS for your Internet domain.
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5.3 Select Time Zone
ThenextpageallowsyoutoselectthetimezoneusedbyMailFountainfortimestampingthee‐mailssentand
received.
5.4 SMTP server configuration
Thispageletsyouselectthemodeforsendinge‐mailsthroughMailFountain.
Initsstandardconfiguration,MailFountainwillalwayssenddirectlyyoure‐mail.It’sthemostpowerfulandtotally
independentfromtheInternetServiceProvider(ISP).ButsomeISP,intheirabusivepoliticalofstruggleagainstthe
spam,blocktheport25.HencethatISPpermitsonlytheuseofthatportforsendinge‐mailthroughtheirown
servers.Ifyouareinthiscase,selectthesecondoptionandavoidsendingtoomanymailings.Weadviseyouto
changeyouISPtowhichallowsthe25portopen,staticIPandpreferablywithReverseDNS.
However,evenifyouselect'directsend'MailFountainwillstillaskyoutoentersettingsallowingittousetheISP's
servers.ThisallowsMailFountainbypasssomeobstacles,inthiscaseitimposedbytherecipientsserver,whomay
decidearbitrarily(andwithoutanyrespectforInternetstandards)toblocke‐mailsfromyourIPaddress.
MailFountainseektodetectsuchsituationsandusetheISP'sserversonlyinthesecases.
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TherearesomesettingsrelatedtoyourInternetaccessthatcanreducethesecases,andvalidateyourIP
addressfromavastmajorityofserversworldwide.Morecompleteinformationandupdateareavailable
onourwebsite(www.calexium.com)insupportsection.
5.5 Create administrator password
Oncethewizardcompletes,you'llneedtologinasanadministratortoviewand/ormodifythesettingsof
MailFountain.TheAdministratoraccountusernameis"admin".Enterinthatpagethepasswordyouwanttologin.
Besuretokeepit.
Ifyouforgettheadministratorpassword,youcanalwaysaccesstheMailFountainbyenteringthesecuritycode
printedonthewarrantycardsuppliedwiththeMailFountain.Inthatcase,oncethesecuritycodeisentered,youwill
beaskedtochooseanewpasswordforadministratoraccess.
5.6 Create the 1st e-mails accounts
Youcomenowtothefinalconfigurationstep:thecreationofemailaccounts.
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Twoaccountshavebeencreatedforyou:
‐postmaster(Directeurducourrier):whomanagesthemessages,usersandtheproblemsonthee‐mails
servere‐mails.Thedefaultpasswordis«postmaster»
‐abuse:Thisaccountisusedtoreceiverequeststounsubscribefrommailingsoranyabusecomplainfroma
recipientwhoreceivese‐mailfromyourdomain.Thedefaultpasswordis«abuse»
Itisrecommendedtochangethedefaultpassword
Tocompletethewizardmode,youmustatleastcreateanotheraccount.A"FinishWizard"buttonwillappearbelow.
6First steps with MailFountain
6.1 Connect to MailFountain
WithyourInternetbrowser,typeintheaddressbarhttp://mail.thenameofyourdomain,egifyourdomainismy-
company.biztype«http://mail.my-company.biz».Thefollowinghomepagewillappear.
Figure 2 : login screen
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UsingtheURL'http://mail.my‐company.biz'worksystematicallyifMailFountainactsasrouter(therouter
modeisactivebydefault).
ButifMailFountainisinservermode,theproperfunctioningofthisURLdependsonseveralparameters:
‐TheconfigurationofDNSforyourdomainname(theword‘mail’mustprefixyourdomainname
andtheIPaddressmustbethepublicIPofyourconnection).
‐Theabilityand/ortheconfigurationofyourcurrentrouter.Itmustnotonlybeabletore‐route
requestsinternally,butport80shouldberedirectedtotheMailFountain.
Otherwise,itisstillpossibletoaccessMailFountainusingitsIPaddress.
Thereare3waystoconnecttoMailFountain:
‐Asanadministrator(LoginName=‘admin’)
‐Asmanagerofoneormoredomains(Multi-domains models only S200 & M500).Anidentifierhasbeen
assignedbytheadministrator.
‐Asaregularuser(LoginName=fulle‐mailaddress)
6.1.1 Role of the Administrator
TheadministratorconnectstoMailFountainformaintenanceoperationssuchas:
•Domainmanagement(Multi-domain models only)
•UserAccountmanagement
•E‐mailingsmanagement
•Sharedirectoriesmanagement
•MailFountainsettingsmanagement
Tologinasanadministrator,youmustenter"admin"asloginnameandpasswordyouenteredatthefirststartof
MailFountain.
6.1.2 Roles of domain manager
Thedomainmanagerwillbeabletoaccessandmodifyallelementsrelatedtothedomain:
•UserAccountmanagement
•E‐mailingsmanagement
•Sharedirectoriesmanagement
Toconnect,adomainmanagerwillusetheloginandpasswordthatithasprovidedbytheAdministrator.
6.1.3 The regular user interface
TheuserconnectstoMailFountainformanaginghisaccountandactonthemailingshehasrights.
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•Sendandviewtheire‐mailthroughtheintegratedWebMail
•Managetheiraccountsettings
•Managee‐mailingsonwhichhehasrights
•Managingdirectories
Toconnectasadomainuser,youmustuseyourcompletee‐mailasloginname,andenteryourpassword.
6.2 Integrate MailFountain into your network
Thisstepisessential.MailFountainneedstointeractwithboththeInternetandyourLAN.Tosimplifythis
configurationMailFountainactbydefaultasarouter/firewallandcansimplybeplacedintoaheadofyourlocal
network.Thisisconvenientifyouhaven’tknowledgeofnetworksetting.Butthisconfigurationisnotimposedatall,
andifyouhavethenecessaryskills(internalorexternal),youcantotallysetMailFountaintofitlikeanyotherserver
inyournetwork.
6.2.1 MailFountain in router mode (default mode)
Figure 3 : MailFountain in router mode
Inthismode,youhavetonotworryaboutalmostanything.JustmakesurethatMailFountainaccesstoInternet(see
Section6.2.1.2:Settingnetwork)anddefinethesimplifiedcharacteristicsofyourLAN.
6.2.1.1 The Ethernet plugs
Inthismode,theEthernetpluglocatedtotherightneartheUSBportisconsideredtakingtheInternet(orWAN).On
thisoneitshouldconnectthemodem
TheothertwoEthernetplugscalledLANcorrespondtoyourLAN.Soyoucanconnectonityourcomputers,printers,
etc.Ofcourseyoucanalsoconnectanetworkswitchinordertoinstallmoreequipment(themaximumis253units).
6.2.1.2 Network settings
AsAdministrator,opentheNetworkconfigurationpage:
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1) Makesurethatthecheckbox"Enableroutermode"ischecked.
2) ThenchoosethemodeofInternetaccess.3choicesareshown:
•Static IP:SelectthisifyouarepartofasubnetandyouhaveassignedafixedIPaddress.
•Automatic IP:Usethisoptionifyourconnectiondoesnotrequireenteringapairusername/password.
SomeISPsactuallyproposesanautomaticidentificationwiththeirmultifunctionbox.Caution,makesurethe
boxisproperlyconfiguredasasinglemodem(routerfunctionsdisabled).
•PPPoE:ifyourconnectionrequiresausernameandpassword,thenyouarecertainlyinthatmode.
3) Andfinally,settheLANconfiguration.Here,theonlypossiblechoiceistheIPaddressoftheMailFountainin
theLAN(usually192.168.1.1shouldbeverygood).Forsimplicity,thesubnetmasknetworkis
predeterminedandcannotbechanged.
6.2.1.3 Router configuration
TherouterfeaturesofMailFountainaredeliberatelysimpleinordertoremainaccessibletoall,butcanstillrespond
toavastmajorityofsituations.Bydefault,MailFountainisalreadyfullyconfiguredandrequiresnomodificationof
theseparameters.YouwillhavetointerveneifyouhavespecificneedsoutsidetheframeworkofMailFountain.
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Thispageletsyouconfigureessentially2elements:
1) TheDHCPserver(thatserverassignsautomaticallyanIPaddresstoanyequipmentconnectedtoyour
LAN).Youcanenableordisable,andsettheIPaddressrangetobegranted.
2) Theroutingrulesforincomingconnections.IfyouhaveotherserversonyourLAN,andthatthese
serversmustbeaccessiblefromoutside(internet),thenyoucanaddrulesforportforwardingtothese
servers.Thenumberruleisnotlimited;simplypressthebutton"Add"andnewlineappear.
6.2.2 MailFountain in Server mode
Internet RouteurModem
Asserver,MailFountainissimplyadeviceinyourlocalnetwork.Thatistosaythatproperlyconfigured,MailFountain
canaccesstheInternet.Butontheotherhand,nobodycanaccessitfromoutside,nowthisisrequiredtoallowat
leastMailFountainreceivee‐mails.
Youmustthereforesetportforwardingonyourrouter(see6.2.2.3Portstoredirect)
6.2.2.1 The Ethernet plugs
Inthismode,thethreeEthernetplugsareequivalentandbehaveexactlylikeanetworkswitch.Youcanuseitto
connectotherdevicesonyourLAN.
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6.2.2.2 Network configuration
Asaserver,yourMailFountainmusthaveafixedIPonyourLAN,thisistheonlypossiblechoice.Youmustalsoenter
theparametersforallowingMailFountaintoaccesstotheInternet(thegatewayandatleastoneDNS).
6.2.2.3 Ports to redirect
Atleast,toreceiveyoure‐mail,youneedtoforwardport25(SMTP)toMailFountain.Butotherportwillbe
redirectedinordertoexploitotherfeaturesoftheMailFountain.
Service Por
t
Mandator
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? Changeable Description
SMTP 25YesNoAllowsreceivingincominge‐mails.
POP3 110NoNoAllowsaccesstoitse‐mails.You'llneedtoredirectitifyouwanttochecke‐mails
fromtheoutside(forexamplewhenyouareinbusinesstrip).
HTTP 80NoYesTheinternalWebserverusesthisportandallowsthedownloadofattachments
fileswhenusingthe'NoLimit'feature.
ItalsogivesaccesstotheadministrationinterfaceandWebMail.
Itsredirectionisrecommended.
6.3 Setting DNS for your Internet domain
ToallowyourMailFountaintoreceivee‐mails,wewillhavetoinformtheworldwherethee‐mailsforyourdomain
mustbesent.Forthis,wemustsettheNameServers(DNS=DomainNameServer)tomanageyourdomain.
IfthedomainnamewascreatedbyMailFountainatitsfirststart,bychance,youhaveabsolutelynothingtodo;
you'rereadytoreceivee‐mails.
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Butifyoualreadyhavethedomain,we'llhavetochangesettings.Forthis,severaloptionsarepossible.
6.3.1 Manual configuration of your DNS
Theexactproceduredependsentirelyoftheregistrarofyourdomain.Wecanthereforeonlyexplainwhatthe
differentsettingstochangeoradd.Ifyou'renotconfidentwithsettingaDNSserver,itisstronglyrecommendasking
toaspecialisttodoit;otherwiseabadconfigurationcouldmakeyourdomaininaccessible.Youcanalsocontact
yourregistrar’ssupporttoensurethemanagementofyoudomainnamebyprovidingthefollowinginformation,
perhapstheywillagreetodoitforyou.
Thereare3parameterstoaddand/ormodify,including2mandatory:
Addatype'A'recordbypointinganame(orsubdomain)totheIPaddressofyourInternetconnection.
Example:Ifyourdomainis“my‐company.biz”,youmustassociatetothename“mail.my‐company.biz”theIP
addressofyourInternetconnection
1) Replaceall'MX'entriesbyonlyonereferringtothesubdomainyoucreatedearlier.
Example:CreateanMXrecordreferringto"mail.my‐company.biz"
2) Optionally,adda'SPF'recordtype(or'TXT'iftheSPFisnotavailable)containingthefollowingdata:"v = spf1
mx mx:mailfountain.net -all".Thisallowsaneffectivemethodagainstspam.
AnincorrectsettingoftheDNSmanagingyourdomainnamemaycausetheunavailabilityofyour
website,youre‐mailsandallassociatedservices.Ifyoudonothaveaminimumknowledge,itisbestto
contactaspecialist.
Forinformation,hereisthesettingentriesofthemostcommonworldwideDNSserver:bind
mail 10800 IN A 88.xxx.xxx.154
@ 28800 IN MX 0 mail.my-company.biz.
@ 28800 IN TXT v=spf1 mx mx:mailfountain.net –all
Becareful,obviouslyyoumustreplacetheIPaddress«88.xxx.xxx.154»bytheoneofyour
internetaccessand«my-company.biz»byyourrealdomainname.
6.3.2 Delegating management of DNS to MailFountain
IfyourInternetconnectionisadynamicIPaddress(whichusuallychangeseveryday),itwillbeessentialtotransfer
themanagementoftheDNSforyourdomaintoMailFountain,andhencetherecordsareproperlyupdatedwith
everychangeofyourIPaddress.
Again,theproceduredependscompletelyoftheproviderwhomanagingyourdomain.WemustgettheDNSwhich
manageyourdomain.Ifyoudon’tknowhowto,asktoyourregistrarandprovidethenewDNSsettings.Hecando
thechangeforyou.
TheDNSserversofMailFountainare:
a.dns.mailfountain.net
b.dns.mailfountain.net
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Ifyouhaveawebsiteonthisdomainname,youmustaddtothelistofsubdomainsfromthe
administrationinterfaceofMailFountain.
6.4 Set up a user account
Thisparagraphwillguideyouincreatinganewuseraccount,andinsettingthemailerwithwhichyousendand
receivee‐mails.
6.4.1 Create a user account in MailFountain
Tocreateauseraccount,youmustbeloggedasdomainmanageroradministrator.
Onceconnected,selectthedomainnamethattheusermustbeadded(onamulti‐domainmodelonlyS200or
M500).Thefollowingscreenwillshowup.
Theformtocreateanewaccountrequiresonlyfewparameters:
Login:isthepartthatprefixesthee‐mail.Example,ifyouenter«john.doe»andyouarein«my‐company.biz»,you
willhavethefollowinge‐mail«[email protected]».
‐Fullname:Freetextdescribingtheaccount.Thisnamewillappearintherestoftheinterfacewhenselecting
ane‐mail.Example,«JohnDOE»isagoodchoiceforourpreviousexample.But«ChiefAccountant»be
equally.Itdependsonyourorganization.
‐Password:Isthepasswordthatwillservebothtoviewe‐mailaccount,tosendandconnecttotheWebMail.
Thispasswordmustcontainatleast6characters.Youmustenter2timesbysecurity.
Oncetheaccountiscreated,youcanalwaysedititbyclickingonthelistandedititssettings(name,password,etc.).
OnlytheLogincan’tbechanged.
6.4.2 Mailer settings
Tosendandreceivee‐mailswithyournewaccount,youmustconfigureyourpreferredmailer(outlook,thunderbird,
Applemail,etc.).
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