Customizing a User Account

You can customize a User Account through the following options available in this dialog box:

Mailbox File

The path to the user's mailbox file appears in the Mailbox File text box.

The default mailbox name is <UserID>.mbx in the system directory created during installation of SLmail. (Please refer to the Directories section of this documentation.) By default, this is the directory where you installed SLmail. For example:

C:\Program Files\SLmail\SYSTEM\johndoe.mbx

By default only the mailbox name is shown. For example:

johndoe

If you wish to modify the location of this mailbox, you will first need to enable Show Full Path and then click the Save Changes button.

Please note that user mailbox files are created dynamically. That is, the actual mailbox file for a user will not be created until that user receives mail for the first time.

Note: The .mbx file will not exist if there is no mail currently waiting on the mail server for that specific user.

Carbon Copy Field

The Carbon Copy feature of SLmail allows you to forward all mail received by this user to another account. This is convenient for users who want their mail forwarded to another system (for example, while on vacation). It could also be used by a sales manager who wants copies of all mail sent to a particular sales person. To set a carbon copy, enter the full email address of the account where you wish mail to be copied to. Click Save Changes in order for this to take effect.

Note: Only one email address may be entered here. To forward copies to multiple recipients, create a Mailing List and enter the name of the Mailing List in the Carbon Copy field. Such a mailing list generally should not be a "closed list."