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Mail Server Install Instructions

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Support

If you cannot find help by searching the knowledge base you are welcome to email customer support directly: surgemail-support@netwinsite.com Or...

Migration

Migration using POP / IMAP intercept mode This is a simple zero downtime method for migrating all active accounts from...

Global settings g_mirror

g_mirror_config - Mirror surgemail.ini Syntax: g_mirror_config "true/false" You put this on both machines and it will attempt to mirror the...

DNS Entries for your Mail Server

Lets assume your domain name is 'myname.com' and your ip address of your server is 1.2.3.4, then you will need...

Post Installation Steps

(You may need to disable your firewall if you have not already allowed the required ports Disable Firewall) 1. Creating...

Enable Virus scanning on Windows

SurgeMail has a variety of mechanisms for integrating with commercial and free products as well as built in mechanisms to...

Enable Virus scanning on Linux

For most linux systems (not Mac/OSX) we recommend CLAMAV as the primary scanner, it's easy to install on most unix...

Enable Spam handling

Upgrade to the latest stable release Press the 'config checker' button in the web admin interface and turn on the...

Monitor your server

The server will monitor itself and restart on failure. Most critical reports will be sent to the g_manager email address,...

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