How to setup a mail server on windows - part 4/4
Verifying
setup
1.
Set
up an IMAP mail account in Outlook. Do not forget to enable SMTP-Authentication
under account creation wizard.
2.
Send
out an email to Gmail using the email address created in step 1 within Outlook
and check if mail comes in “Monitor” log.
3.
Reply
this mail in Gmail and check if mail comes in “Monitor” log.
4.
Resolve
if there is a SPAMHAUS issue that your
mail server is on one of the block list and thus mails cannot be delivered in
step 2.
5.
Check
IP in SenderBase if your mail server IP does not exist in any of the block list
in Spamhaus and its associated database.
Optional setup
1.
In
most cases, your users are using Outlook 2007, 2010 or 2013. EVO Collaborator
for Outlook helps users to stay synchronized for their Contacts and Calendars
along with EVO Collaboration Add-on services.
a.
Download ECO. Run Setup.exe and follow the
instruction.
b.
Open
Outlook, and click on “Configure profile(s)”
c.
Click
on “EVO – not configured”
d.
Enter
your server’s hostname, your username, and your password
e.
Click
“TEST” to authenticate the profile
f.
Once
authenticated, click on “Apply” and “Quit”
g.
Now,
ECO will start its initial synchronization. As completed, ECO will also perform
synchronization every 300 seconds or when any change is made
2.
If
you have iOS devices, Thunderbird with plug-ins, OS X systems, Blackberry OS10,
or Android devices, please visit “Support” section
on EVO’s official website for further detail on
test procedures.
3.
If
you have EvoServ installed, follow the steps below to test webmail
a.
Open
a web browser and enter http://<your_mail_server>/roundcube/
b.
Once
webmail screen appears, enter “user@yourdomain.com” and password to log in
1.
Spamhaus
(http://www.spamhaus.org/) – This is a
reliable source of block list and assist you to make comparison against the
lists.
2.
SenderBase
– (http://www.senderbase.org/) – This is an IP
eputation database that determines whether your mail server has a good
reputation
3.
Microsoft
Outlook – (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/) – This is perhaps
the most commonly used mail client application on the market.
4.
Gmail
– (http://www.gmail.com/) – This is perhaps
the most commonly used webmail and related services on the market.
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