The Java Apache Mail Enterprise Server (a.k.a. James) is a 100% pure Java SMTP and
POP3 Mail server and NNTP News server designed to be a complete and portable
enterprise mail engine solution. James is based on currently available open protocols.
Apache James is released
under the Apache Software License, Version 1.1.
More information about Apache James can be found at: http://james.apache.org/
The latest Apache James version can be downloaded from:
http://james.apache.org/download.cgi
Setup mail client to communicate with James SMTP server
Information
This guide describes how to setup an email client such as Mozilla Thunderbird to
send and receive messages from the email accounts created during the James installation.
Thunderbird is a free, open-source and cross-platform mail client for most operating systems
including, but not limited to, Windows, Linux and Macintosh.
Operating system used
Windows XP Home Edition Version 5.1 SP 2
Software prerequisites
James
Procedure
- Append custom text to the bottom of message body.
- Open C:\Tools\james-2.2.0\apps\james\SAR-INF\config.xml
- Add the following lines:
<processor name="transport">
:
<mailet match="All" class="AddFooter">
<text>
-----------------------------------------------------------------
ATTENTION:
The information in this electronic mail message is private and
confidential, and only intended for the addressee. Should you
receive this message by mistake, you are hereby notified that
any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or use of this
message is strictly prohibited. Please inform the sender by
reply transmission and delete the message without copying or
opening it.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
</text>
</mailet>
:
</processor>
- Restart James.
- Any email message send from this mail server contains a footer.
- Setup mailing list.
- Open C:\Tools\james-2.2.0\apps\james\SAR-INF\config.xml
- Add the following lines:
<processor name="root">
:
<mailet match="[email protected]"
class="AvalonListservManager">
<repositoryName>faq</repositoryName>
</mailet>
<mailet match="[email protected]" class="AvalonListserv">
<repositoryName>faq</repositoryName>
</mailet>
<mailet match="All" class="ToProcessor">
<processor> transport </processor>
</mailet>
</processor>
:
<users-store>
:
<repository name="faq"
class="org.apache.james.userrepository.UsersFileRepository">
<destination URL="file://var/lists/faq/" />
</repository>
</users-store>
- A mailing list called "faq" is setup.
A user can sign in to this mailing list by sending an email to:
faq-on@mobilefish.com
To be remove from this mailing list the user sends an email to:
faq-off@mobilefish.com
If a user is on this mailing list and sends an email to [email protected] then all users
on this list will receive this email.
- A directory C:\Tools\james-2.2.0\apps\james\var\lists\faq is created.
This directory contains all users who have signed in for the faq mailing list.
To actually see all users email address:
- Type: telnet 127.0.0.1 4555
Enter administrator username and password.
- Type: user faq
- Type: listusers
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