At the bottom of the Edit User page is a list of User Account options. User Account options may be configured on a user-by-user basis. You can allow some users capabilities that other users are not given. These options may be enabled or disabled by selecting the check box next to the appropriate option. If an option requires further input, it can be entered in the text box next to the option. User Account option defaults can be set within the Access tab. Please refer to the Access Page section of this documentation for more information on these options.
Note: All user options except Remote Finger Notification are enabled by default.
The following options are available for every user account in the Edit User dialog box:
SLmail is both an SMTP server and a POP3 server. If you wish a user to be able to employ only SMTP and be prohibited from using POP3 (Post Office Protocol, version 3), which is the client/server interface to Internet mail, you can turn off POP3 services by disabling this option. POP3 Mailbox Access is enabled by default.
As system administrator, you may change a user's password from the machine that is running SLmail. (See Customizing a User Account.) It is often more convenient for users to modify their own passwords directly from their client systems. This option is enabled by default. You can disallow remote password changing by disabling this option. (Presently, Eudora is the only client that supports remote password changing.)
From remote sites (for example, when dialed-in over long distance), users may want only to check quickly whether they have mail. The Remote Mail Checking Protocol allows this functionality. The Remote Mail Checking Protocol is enabled by default. If you wish to disallow remote mail checking for a user, you can disable it here.
The Finger protocol allows users to query the status of a mailbox and to supply information about themselves. The Finger protocol is enabled by default. Disabling it here causes SLmail to disregard inquiries made via the Finger protocol.
The text box for this option allows you to specify a specific text file, which can contain a customized message for that user. You must enter in the full path of the file as well as the file name into this dialog box in order for this to function properly, such as c:\text\userfinger.txt . This path is relative to the SLmail server and not the machine from which you are administering SLmail.
Note: This text file can be plain text only and cannot contain any extended characters.
With this option a user can be set so that when new mail arrives in their account a finger command is sent to a pre-specified location. In the edit dialog for Remote Finger Notification, simply type in the address of the finger server and the command to send to the server in the form of "command@server." If the domain is an IP address, it will need to be enclosed in square brackets.
any text here@specialservice.com
remoteprocess@[204.250.145.49]
This is only the SLmail side of Remote Finger Notification. The software at the target location must be configured to do the desired action.
Mailbox size quotas can be imposed on a per user basis if desired. User quotas are enabled in the User Quota Status list box, by default the quota is “not enabled” (unlimited). There are three options in this list box:
Disabled--allows no mail to the user account.
Enabled--mailbox quota is enabled for user, mailbox size must be specified in the Quota (MB) and Grace (MB) text boxes.
Unlimited--unlimited mailbox size.
Enter the mailbox size limit in Megabytes in the Quota (MB) and Grace (MB) text boxes.
For more information see the Mailbox Quotas section of this documentation.