Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) - Manual (Page 378)

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m If you use Mac OS X Server to provide DNS service, create your own MX records as
described in “Using DNS With Mail Service” on page 516 in Chapter 14, “DNS Service.”
m If you do not set up an MX record for your mail server, your server may still be able to
exchange mail with some other mail servers. Some mail servers will find your mail server
by looking in DNS for your server’s A record. ( You probably have an A record if you have
a Web server set up.)
Note: Your mail users can send mail to each other even if you do not set up MX records.
Local mail service does not require MX records.
Step 3: Start mail service
Make sure the server computer shows the correct day, time, time zone, and daylight-saving
settings in the Date & Time pane of System Preferences. Mail service uses this information to
time stamp each message. An incorrect time stamp may cause other mail servers to handle a
message incorrectly.
Once you’ve verified this information, you can start mail service. If you selected the Server
Assistant option to have mail service started automatically, stop mail service now and then
start it again for your changes to take effect. For detailed instructions, see “Starting and
Stopping Mail Service” on page 380.
Step 4: Configure incoming mail service
Your mail service has many settings that determine how it handles incoming mail. See these
sections for instructions:
m “Working With Settings for Incoming Mail” on page 382
m “Working With Settings for Incoming POP Mail” on page 384
m “Working With Settings for Incoming IMAP Mail” on page 385
Step 5: Configure outgoing mail service
Your mail service also has many settings that determine how it handles outgoing mail. For
instructions, see these sections:
m “Working With Settings for Outgoing Mail” on page 387
m “Working With Settings for SMTP Mail” on page 389
Step 6: Configure additional settings for mail service
Additional settings that you can change affect how mail service stores mail, interacts with
DNS service, limits spam, and handles undeliverable mail. See these sections for detailed
instructions:
m “Working With the Mail Database” on page 393
m “Cleaning Up the Mail Files” on page 395