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Migration of always_bcc Postfix setting (#99)
* migration. always_bcc Postfix setting is retained * mail. Add Mail archive section - Document Always BCC field - Add reference to/from Piler page
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This section controls the Mail application configuration for special | ||
scenarios, described in the following points. | ||
scenarios, described in the following sections. | ||
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1. Some old mail clients, like scanners, which provide limited software | ||
capabilities, might not support SMTP authentication or encryption: in | ||
this case it is possible to authorize the relay of messages to external | ||
domains by looking at their IP address instead of the usual credentials | ||
check. | ||
IP-based relay | ||
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | ||
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List the IP address of such devices in the ``Allow relay from these IP | ||
addresses`` field. The address can be in IPv4 or IPv6 format. The IP | ||
based policy can be spread to a whole network, specifying it in CIDR | ||
format. | ||
Some old mail clients, like scanners, which provide limited software | ||
capabilities, might not support SMTP authentication or encryption: in this | ||
case it is possible to authorize the relay of messages to external domains | ||
by looking at their IP address instead of the usual credentials check. | ||
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For example, a value for the field can be | ||
List the IP address of such devices in the ``Allow relay from these IP | ||
addresses`` field. The address can be in IPv4 or IPv6 format. The IP based | ||
policy can be spread to a whole network, specifying it in CIDR format. | ||
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:: | ||
For example, a value for the field can be | ||
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192.168.12.42 | ||
10.77.4.0/24 | ||
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The IP address *192.168.12.42* (e.g. a document scanner) and the | ||
clients in the network subnet *10.77.4.0/24* can send mail messages | ||
without providing SMTP authentication. | ||
192.168.12.42 | ||
10.77.4.0/24 | ||
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2. To avoid the unauthorized use of email addresses and the sender address | ||
spoofing within the organization, enable the ``Enforce sender/login | ||
match`` switch. | ||
The IP address *192.168.12.42* (e.g. a document scanner) and the clients | ||
in the network subnet *10.77.4.0/24* can send mail messages without | ||
providing SMTP authentication. | ||
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If the switch is enabled the sender address of a message must | ||
correspond to the login name used by the mail client to connect with | ||
the mail server. Search the login name in the :ref:`email_addresses` | ||
page to see what are the addresses it can use. | ||
Sender/login correspondence | ||
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | ||
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For example, with that switch enabled, if user ``john`` has email | ||
address ``[email protected]`` he cannot write an email message with | ||
a different sender address, like ``[email protected]``. | ||
To avoid the unauthorized use of email addresses and the sender address | ||
spoofing within the organization, enable the ``Enforce sender/login | ||
match`` switch. | ||
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If the switch is disabled, as per default Mail configuration, an | ||
authenticated mail client is allowed to send messages using any sender | ||
address, so back to our example ``john`` could write the message also | ||
as ``[email protected]``. | ||
If the switch is enabled the sender address of a message must correspond | ||
to the login name used by the mail client to connect with the mail server. | ||
Search the login name in the :ref:`email_addresses` page to see what are | ||
the addresses it can use. | ||
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.. warning:: | ||
For example, with that switch enabled, if user ``john`` has email address | ||
``[email protected]`` he cannot write an email message with a different | ||
sender address, like ``[email protected]``. | ||
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If you decide to enable the switch consider that public mailboxes and | ||
LDAP group addresses are not evaluated for the login/address | ||
correspondence. | ||
If the switch is disabled, as per default Mail configuration, an | ||
authenticated mail client is allowed to send messages using any sender | ||
address, so back to our example ``john`` could write the message also as | ||
``[email protected]``. | ||
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.. warning:: | ||
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If you decide to enable the switch consider that public mailboxes and | ||
LDAP group addresses are not evaluated for the login/address | ||
correspondence. | ||
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.. _mail-archive-section: | ||
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Mail archive | ||
^^^^^^^^^^^^ | ||
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The ``Always BCC`` switch controls a feature often required by mail | ||
archiving solutions. | ||
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The acronym BCC stands for Blind Carbon Copy. When the switch is enabled, | ||
enter a value in the ``Always BCC address`` field: this address will | ||
receive a hidden copy of any email message sent or received by the Mail | ||
server. | ||
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.. hint:: | ||
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Making a hidden copy of private email messages is a privacy-sensitive | ||
feature. Ensure its use complies with your country's privacy laws, | ||
regulations, and company policies. | ||
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The :ref:`Piler application <piler-section>` can automatically configure | ||
this field with the appropriate value, such as ``archive@piler1`` or similar. | ||
In this case, changing the address might prevent Piler from archiving new | ||
messages. | ||
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.. _email_clients: | ||
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