Target Skills:

Ability to add messaging user accounts.
 
     

Create and Test Messaging Accounts

Let's add 2 messaging user accounts, "person 1" and "person 2", then use Communicator to send and receive messages with the accounts.
 

Add Messaging User Accounts

Bring up the Directory Server Console

1. Start Netscape Console, and open up the Directory Server.

a. From a Unix shell with root privileges, 
# <server-root>startconsole
example: # /usr/netscape/server4/startconsole
b. When the console appears, enter your User ID and Password, and click OK. (see it)
example: admin, admin
c. Click on the + box next to the Directory Server's machine name. (see it)
d. Click on the + box next to Server Group. (see it)
e. Double click on the Directory Server. (see it)


Add Messaging Users to the People Branch

2. Go to the People branch of your domain's directory.

a. Click on the "Directory" tab at the top of the console. (see it)
b. Click to highlight your domain in the left pane of the console. (directly under your machine name) (see it)
c. Click to highlight "People" in the right pane of the console. (see it)
3. Add a new user named "person 1", and give them a messaging account ("p1@<your_domain>") on your
    messaging server.
a. Select Object/New/User from the top menu of the console. (see it)
b. Fill in the "User" tab fields:
  • First Name ("person")
  • Last Name ("1")
  • Password (something easy to remember such as "p1")
  • Confirm Password ("p1")
  • E-Mail ("p1@<your_domain>", example p1@mcom.com)
  • (see it)
c. Click on the "Account" tab. (see it)
d. Click on the "Install" box next to Mail Account. (see it)
e. Click on the "Mail" tab, and on the "Settings" form, 
In the "Messaging server host name:" box, fill in the fully qualified name of your machine (example: humpback.mcom.com). (see it)
f. Click OK to save the account.
4. Repeat Step 3 above, adding another user named "person2":
  • First Name ("person")
  • Last Name ("2")
  • Password ("p2")
  • Confirm Password ("p2")
  • E-Mail ("p2@<your_domain>", example p2@mcom.com)

  • Set Up Communicator to Send and Receive Messages

    1. From the Communicator Edit/Preferences menu, open up the "Mail & Groups" menu, and fill in the "Identity" 
        preferences for "person 1":
    • Your Name ("person 1")
    • Email Address ("p1@<your_domain>", example p1@mcom.com)
    2. Fill in Mail & Groups "Mail Server" preferences for "person 1":
    • Mail server user name ("p1")
    • Outgoing mail (SMTP) server (your messaging server name)
    • Incoming mail server (your messaging server name)
    • Mail server type (POP3)
    3. Click OK to save the preferences.
     

    Send and Receive Messages with Your New Accounts

    1. Open Messenger Mailbox on Communicator.
    2. Send a message to p1@<your_domain> (example: p1@mcom.com)
    3. Get messages and verify you got the message back.
     

    You're done with this exercise.  Click the arrow key at the top to move on..... 

     


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