To configure the email on Mercury, there are following steps that need to follow:
Mercury email setuup:
1- add a normal user
-> configuration->manage local user-> add a user
-> say- username: demouser personla name: Demo Usr, password : ***** secret: *****
2- add a alias for the demo user
-> configuration -> aliases -> add new alias
-> say: alias : demo@localhost.com , real address: 127.0.0.1
3- active protocol modules
-> configuration -> protocol module
-> enable only
-> MercuryS smtp server
-> MercuryC smtp relying client
-> Mercury PH directory service server
-> Mercury finger protocol server
-> MercuryW popPass password change server
-> MercuryX connection and process scheduler
-> and restart the mercury.
4- go to Mercury core module
-> configuration-> Mercury core module
-> in general tab
-> internet name must be: localhost
-> disable send copies of error to postmaster
-> in local domains
-> add new domain for
-> for IP address: local host or server :localhost.com, internet name: 192.168.x.x
-> for localhost IP: local host or server :localhost.com, internet name: 127.0.0.1
-> for localhost : local host or server :localhost.com, internet name: localhost
5- go to Mercury s smtp mail server
-> in general tab: set IP Interface to use: 127.0.0.1
-> in connection control tab:
-> disable Do not permit SMTP relaying of non local mail.
-> add restriction entry: Ip address range from: 127.0.0.1 to 127.0.0.1
-> check allow connection and click on OK button
-> add another restrcition entry for your ip address same as above
6- now go MercuryC Smtp server from configuration
-> configuration -> MercuryC SMTP relay client configuration
-> enter host name: smtp.gmail.com
-> connection port type : 465 and select SSL encryption using direct connection (port: 80 and selecy no ssl encrption) -> announce myself as: smtp.gmail.com (Administrator) -> and enter yor credential for gmail account credential. -> click on ok 7- restart Mercury 8- mail setup is done.
