How To Change Basic Mail Server Settings

Prerequisites

Last Updated for InterWorx version 3.0.1

No special prerequisites.

Purpose

The following procedures explain how to change the basic mail server settings of the hostname and default domain.

Procedure - Change the Mail Server Hostname

  1. Click on the System Services menu if it is not already expanded.
  2. Click on the ♦    Mail Server submenu if it is not already expanded.
  3. Click on the      ◊    MTA Settings item.
  4. You should now be looking at the Mail Server Management :: MTA controls in the main content area.
  5. Locate the MTA Server Options section.
  6. Type in the fully qualified server name in the Mail Server Hostname field.
  7. Click the Update button.
  8. You will see the following set of messages at the top of the screen:
    » MTA server config settings updated successfully
    » Service successfully restarted

  Some mail servers will reject mail from a mail server that has a hostname unresolvable by dns, therefore it’s best if the mail server host name is able to be resolved via DNS.

Procedure - Change the Default Domain

The default domain appending to any address that doesn’t include a domain portion (i.e. a missing @domain.com will be translated to use the default domain).

  1. Click on the System Services menu if it is not already expanded.
  2. Click on the ♦    Mail Server submenu if it is not already expanded.
  3. Click on the      ◊    MTA Settings item.
  4. You should now be looking at the Mail Server Management :: MTA controls in the main content area.
  5. Locate the MTA Server Options section.
  6. Type in the new default domain for the mail server in the Default Domain field.
  7. Click the Update button.
  8. You will see the following set of messages at the top of the screen:
    » MTA server config settings updated successfully
    » Service successfully restarted
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