User Accounts

To create a new user:

Click the Add New button. The Add New User dialog box will open.

 

Add New User Account

The SLmail User Name need not be the same as the User ID the user enters to log on to Windows or to the network. The two accounts are in no way related.

Note: The User Name must be entered in lower case, have less than 65 letters, and cannot contain spaces or any of the following characters:

@ ! , ; \ " % < > ( ) [ ]

The User Name should not contain domain information. That is, only enter new_user, not new_ user@yoursite.com. User Accounts can be added to the Primary Domain as well as a Secondary Domains. See Creating a Secondary Domain for more information.

Type the user's name in the Name dialog box and click Add. The following dialog box will appear.

 

Add New User dialog box

In the Full Name text box, enter in the user's full name.

Type a password in the Password text box and then confirm the password in the Again text box. This password is used to access the mailbox with a POP3 client; it has nothing to do with Windows or network passwords. Only SLmail and the POP3 client use this password. The password itself must be between 4 and 16 characters in length.

Note: The password does not appear in the text box; a string of asterisks (****) is displayed instead.

Click Save Changes to add the user.

In the Control Panel Applet right-click in any white space in the window and select New > User from the popup menu. The new user account will appear in the window.

Enter the username for the new account and hit ENTER on the keyboard. The Edit User dialog box will open.

 

Edit User dialog box

In the Edit User dialog box you can set the account password, mailbox for incoming messages, and specify a mailbox for carbon copies. You must click OK on the Edit User dialog box to add the new account.

For more information about the additional options of the Edit User dialog box click the Details button after highlighting the option in question or see the section User Account Options in this documentation.