How To Change the Mail Server's Inbound Message Options

Last Updated for InterWorx version 3.0.1

No special prerequisites.

The following procedures explain how to change the basic inbound mail server settings of STMP greeting, inbound connections, timeout, and message size.

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 SMTP Options (inbound) section.
6. Modify the value(s) you wish to update.
7. Click the Update button in the MTA SMTP Options (inbound) section.
8. You will see the following set of messages at the top of the screen:

   » MTA server config settings updated successfully
   » Service successfully restarted
   

This is the message the server responds with when connected to for mail delivery. The first word of this message should be the name of the current host. Corresponds to the /var/qmail/control/smtpgreeting control file.

The maximum number of concurrent incoming SMTP connections for the mail server. Corresponds to the /var/qmail/control/concurrencyincoming control file.

The maximum amount of time in seconds the SMTP mail server will wait for each new buffer of data from the remote SMTP client. Corresponds to the /var/qmail/control/timeoutsmtpd control file.

The maximum inbound message size in bytes that is allowed on the server. Setting this to 0 will allow an unlimited message size. Corresponds to the /var/qmail/control/databytes control file.