Under Listen on, specify the IP address on which MailStore Proxy should listen for incoming connections.Technically this has no effect on the proxy server. This is especially a good idea, in cases where you have more than one proxy server configured. In the field Name you can optionally enter a meaningful name for the SMTP proxy server.Right after installing MailStore Proxy an example configuration named SMTP Proxy Server exists, which can be adjusted to your environment. In the list Proxy Servers, click on the name of the proxy server you want to configure.In order to configure a SMTP proxy server follow these steps: you use email servers from different internet service providers, you can add or remove additional proxy servers by clicking on the appropriate button next to the label "Proxy Servers". In case you need more proxy servers, e.g. Adding or Removing a Proxy ServerĪfter installing MailStore Proxy, an example configuration already exists for a SMTP proxy server as well as for a POP3 proxy server. The directory is valid for all proxy servers (SMTP and POP3).
In order to be able to archive the emails it contains, MailStore Server has to have access to this directory as well. In the field Report Output Directory, specify the directory to which MailStore Proxy is to write the transmission reports. Under Configuration, MailStore Proxy can be adjusted to your environment.After the installation, start MailStore Proxy Admin by clicking on the new desktop icon.
It is not required that MailStore Server is installed on the same machine, but a joint transfer directory or network share has to exist to which both have full access.
MailStore Server archives the emails copied by MailStore Proxy from a joint transfer directory. MailStore Proxy writes down a copy of the transmitted emails to a joint transfer directory along with a report containing transmission details such as sender and recipient. Depending on the planned archiving strategy, MailStore Proxy can be placed between email clients and an email server (company-internal or internet service provider) or between two email servers. To attach MailStore Proxy to SMTP or POP3 connections, it needs to be configured in a fashion, that it is located between two systems. The MailStore Proxy server is available to all MailStore Server customers free of charge and can be downloaded under Procedure The advantages and disadvantages of this procedure are discussed in chapter Archiving Incoming and Outgoing Emails Automatically. With the MailStore proxy server, emails can be archived automatically upon sending and receiving.