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Chapter 11, “Creating a New Post Office,” on page 155

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Chapter 12, “Managing Post Offices,” on page 175

Summary of Contents for GROUPWISE 7 - POST OFFICES

Page 1: ...Post Offices III novdocx en 11 December 2007 153 III Post Offices Chapter 11 Creating a New Post Office on page 155 Chapter 12 Managing Post Offices on page 175...

Page 2: ...154 GroupWise 7 Administration Guide novdocx en 11 December 2007...

Page 3: ...oupWise domain name and optionally an Internet domain name The following diagram illustrates the logical organization of a GroupWise domain with multiple post offices The two post offices belong to th...

Page 4: ...Create the Post Office Directory on page 160 Section 11 2 6 Deciding Where to Install the Agent Software on page 161 Section 11 2 7 Deciding How to Link the New Post Office on page 164 Section 11 2 8...

Page 5: ...le maintaining best performance Therefore a good post office size is about 1000 to 2500 users and include all of the resources such as equipment company cars and conference rooms and distribution list...

Page 6: ...rams provide some examples of how post offices can be placed in the eDirectory tree GroupWise Objects Reflect Physical Locations on page 158 GroupWise Objects Reflect Company Organization on page 159...

Page 7: ...e Company GroupWise Objects Are Grouped with Servers Because domains and post offices have directory structures on network servers you can also choose to place the Domain and Post Office objects in th...

Page 8: ...et Do not use any of the following invalid characters in the post office name 11 2 5 Deciding Where to Create the Post Office Directory Logically the Post Office object resides in eDirectory and is ad...

Page 9: ...have direct network access mapped drive or file system mount to the post office directory so that it can write to user databases userxxx db and message databases msgnnn db This issue is discussed in d...

Page 10: ...the post office resides simplifies network connections no login is required reduces network traffic and protects database integrity In the following diagram the agent software is installed on the same...

Page 11: ...NetWare server where the post office is located you must add the dn switch or the user and password switches to the POA startup file to provide authentication information Username and password informa...

Page 12: ...direct network access to the post office directory so that it can write message files into the post office message queues You can for example run the agents on a Windows server while domains and post...

Page 13: ...8 00 Pacific Time for a conference call at 4 00 p m Eastern Time the appointment is scheduled in the Los Angeles user s calendar at 1 00 p m Pacific Time The domain time zone becomes the default time...

Page 14: ...n eDirectory authentication and LDAP authentication eDirectory Authentication If you use eDirectory authentication for a post office users must be logged in to eDirectory in order to access their Grou...

Page 15: ...11 3 4 Setting Up User Access to the New Post Office on page 171 11 3 1 Creating the New Post Office 1 Make sure you are logged in to the tree where you want to create the post office This must be the...

Page 16: ...o define how the post office links to its domain When you finish defining the link ConsoleOne creates the Post Office object and displays the post office Identification page 6 Fill in the Description...

Page 17: ...ce directory a library or a document storage area is located provide a username and password that enables the POA to access the remote location worksheet item 12 11 Click GroupWise Security to display...

Page 18: ...tion for the POA The description displays on the POA agent console as the POA runs 4 Select the platform where the POA will run worksheet item 12 5 If you have created the post office in a clustered e...

Page 19: ...st office directory to facilitate direct access mode The GroupWise 6 x and later clients no longer offer the user that option However you can force the GroupWise 6 x and later client to use direct acc...

Page 20: ...ce Language Specify the post office language if it is different from the domain language For more information see Section 11 2 8 Selecting the Post Office Language on page 165 6 Post Office Time Zone...

Page 21: ...e to the post office If the POA will run on a different server from where the post office a library or a document storage area is located provide a username and password to enable the POA to access th...

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Page 23: ...g Domain and Post Office Databases on page 377 and Section 31 Backing Up GroupWise Databases on page 407 Proper database maintenance and backups allow recovery from accidental deletions as described i...

Page 24: ...you can change some post office properties Other post office properties cannot be changed 1 In ConsoleOne browse to and right click the Post Office object then click Properties to display the post of...

Page 25: ...o the New Post Office on page 171 4 Click GroupWise Client Access Settings to display the Client Access Settings page The client access settings are discussed in the following sections Section 12 5 Tr...

Page 26: ...lete and move users in the post office See Users on page 201 6 Click GroupWise Resources to display the Resources page All resources in the post office are listed no matter where their eDirectory obje...

Page 27: ...tion lists from the post office See Distribution Lists Groups and Organizational Roles on page 261 8 Click GroupWise Libraries to display the Libraries page All libraries belonging to the post office...

Page 28: ...Gateways Documentation Web site http www novell com documentation gwgateways 10 Click GroupWise Internet Addressing to display the Internet Addressing page Here you provide information used to determi...

Page 29: ...Section 11 2 11 Selecting a Post Office Security Level on page 166 12 Click GroupWise Default WebAccess to display the Default WebAccess page Use this page to designate the default WebAccess gateway...

Page 30: ...page 187 Section 12 3 6 An Alternative to Disk Space Management in the Post Office on page 190 Section 12 3 7 Forcing Caching Mode on page 190 NOTE The Cross Platform client does not currently respect...

Page 31: ...ction 12 3 2 Setting Mailbox Size Limits on page 183 12 3 2 Setting Mailbox Size Limits After initial size information is recorded on each user s mailbox you can establish a limit on the amount of dis...

Page 32: ...ally specify in kilobytes the largest message that users can send By restricting message size you can influence how fast users mailboxes fill up However if users have valid reasons for sending message...

Page 33: ...A has performed the task users mailboxes fit within the mailbox size limit you have established 6 Repeat Step 1 through Step 5 for each post office where you want to reduce user mailboxes to the estab...

Page 34: ...Although the Cross Platform client does not enforce the message size limits established in ConsoleOne using Tools GroupWise Utilities Client Options Send Disk Space Management messages originating fr...

Page 35: ...lows to pass outside the local domain See Section 41 2 1 Restricting Message Size between Domains on page 628 for setup instructions Between Your GroupWise System and the Internet You can configure th...

Page 36: ...e Agent Settings then adjust the settings in the Disk Check Interval and Disk Check Delay fields as described in Section 36 4 2 Scheduling Disk Space Management on page 510 3 Click GroupWise Scheduled...

Page 37: ...notification about the POA s response to the low disk space condition 9 Click OK to return to the Create Scheduled Event dialog box For additional instructions see Section 36 4 2 Scheduling Disk Space...

Page 38: ...he post office For an overview of Caching mode see Using Caching Mode in the GroupWise 7 Windows Client User Guide Using Caching Mode in the GroupWise 7 Cross Platform Client User Guide IMPORTANT Do n...

Page 39: ...hing mode exclusively you can configure the POA to respond efficiently when multiple users need to download their entire mailboxes for the first time See Section 36 2 7 Supporting Forced Mailbox Cachi...

Page 40: ...has been limited to the following The GroupWise WebAccess client A GroupWise Windows or WebAccess client via the Proxy feature Any GroupWise client via the Busy Search feature A POP IMAP or SOAP clien...

Page 41: ...udit reports are stored as part of the information available on Post Office and Domain objects in ConsoleOne Right click a Domain or Post Office object then click Tools GroupWise Diagnostics Informati...

Page 42: ...roupWise client version for the post office and to enable the POA to lock out specific GroupWise client versions 1 In ConsoleOne right click the Post Office object then click Properties 2 Click GroupW...

Page 43: ...office based on the latest client software in the software distribution directory If that attempt fails the problem is recorded in the POA log file and you can then manually update the view files in...

Page 44: ...st Office object in ConsoleOne because it is a container object Only leaf objects can be moved If you need to change the context graft the GroupWise post office to its corresponding eDirectory object...

Page 45: ...ghts to objects that need to access the post office database For example if the new location is on a different server the NetWare POA and GroupWise administrators who run ConsoleOne need adequate righ...

Page 46: ...o the post office See Section 22 6 7 Deleting a Library on page 330 6 Click OK to perform the deletions It is easy to perform such deletions in the GroupWise View Select the Post Office object in the...

Page 47: ...on page 461 As you create and manage post offices you should keep in mind the following aspects of POA configuration Section 36 3 3 Securing the Post Office with SSL Connections to the POA on page 49...

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