Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) - Manual (Page 394)

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Changing Where Mail Is Stored
You can change where mail is stored on the server. The default location is
/Library/AppleMailServer.
To change where mail is stored on the server:
1 In Server Settings, click the Internet tab.
2 Click Mail Service and choose Configure Mail Service.
3 Click the General tab.
4 Select “Use alternate mail store location” and enter the path of the location that you want
to use.
5 Click Save.
Configuring Automatic Mail Deletion
If disk space is an issue, you can have read and unread mail automatically deleted from your
server at specified times. If you choose this option, you should let your users know how long
their messages will remain on the server before being deleted. Automatic mail deletion
permanently removes mail from the server, including messages in IMAP folders.
To set up automatic mail deletion:
1 In Server Settings, click the Internet tab.
2 Click Mail Service and choose Configure Mail Service.
3 Click the Messages tab.
4 Click Automatic Mail Deletion and type the number of days in the field below for unread mail
and read mail.
Don’t enter a number if you don’t want to enable one of the settings.
5 Click Save.
Allowing Administrator Access to the Mail Database and Files
You can configure IMAP to allow the server administrator to view and modify any message in
the mail database. To take advantage of this administrator access, you must use an email
client that allows you to change its IMAP port number, such as the Mail application in
Mac OS X. To gain administrator access from such an email client, you must know a server
administrator name and password.
The mail client must be configured to use the IMAP administrator port instead of the normal
IMAP port. The standard port number for IMAP administrator access is 626. You can change
your mail service to use a different port number.