MTA Topics

MTAs List: Lists all MTAs in your GroupWise system. Click the name of an MTA to edit its properties. Click Customize Columns to add columns to the list.

New: Click New to add a new MTA.

Delete: Select one or more MTAs, then click Delete to remove them from the list. A domain must have a working MTA.

Export: Click Export to generate a comma-separated values (CSV) file from the list. Use Customize Columns to add and order the columns as needed before you generate the CSV file.

Search: Use the Search field to filter the object list and to query on any object attribute value.

Name: Specify the name for the MTA object. Do not use invalid characters. You cannot change the name after the MTA object has been created.

Domain: Specify or select the name of the domain for the MTA to service.

Agent Type: Displays MTA.

Description: (Optional) Provide additional helpful information about the MTA.

Platform: Select the platform where the MTA runs.

Status: Indicates whether the MTA is running.

Start Agent / Stop Agent: Lets you manage the MTA from the Admin console.

Launch MTA Console: Opens the MTA console in a new browser window.

Default Routing Domain: The default routing domain provides a centralized routing point for all messages. A routing domain takes precedence over specific links that were established when domains were created or modified with the Link Configuration tool.

Force All Messages to Default Routing Domain: Routes all GroupWise messages through the default routing domain regardless of the destination of the message. If you leave this box deselected, only undeliverable messages are routed to the default routing domain.

Allow MTA to Send Directly to Other GroupWise Systems: Indicates whether MTAs in your GroupWise system are allowed to perform DNS lookups and route messages out across the Internet.

Scan Cycle: Specify in seconds the time interval for this MTA to scan its input queues. The more frequently the MTA picks up messages, the more quickly they are delivered. The default is 15 seconds.

Scan High: Specify in seconds the time interval for this MTA to scan its high-priority input queues. The more frequently the MTA picks up high-priority messages, the more quickly they are delivered. The default is 5 seconds.

Attach Retry: Specify in seconds the time interval for this MTA to attempt to contact a closed MTA, POA, or GWIA. The default is 60 seconds (1 minute), meaning the MTA will retry the closed connection every minute until the agent responds again.

Enable Automatic Database Recovery: Automatically recovers the domain database if invalid structure or information is detected. Whenever a database is recovered, the domain administrator receives a message in GroupWise.

Use 2nd High Priority Scanner: Monitors and processes the priority 0 and 1 message queues independently, rather than in sequence. Using a second high-priority scanner thread helps avoid bottlenecks in the processing of different types of service requests (such as Busy Searches and requests from Remote client users).

Use 2nd Mail Priority Scanner: Monitors and processes the priority 2 and 3 message queues separately from the priority 4 through 7 queues. Using a second mail priority scanner thread helps avoid bottlenecks in processing administrative messages (such as database updates) and high-priority user messages versus regular and low-priority user messages.

SNMP Community “Get” String: Specify the "Get" community string for the server where this MTA runs. Community strings are case sensitive. If access to MTA information is unrestricted, the "Get" community string is typically PUBLIC. When properly configured, the MTA sends SNMP traps to network management consoles for display along with other SNMP monitored programs.

Host Name: Specify the DNS hostname or IP address of the server where the MTA runs.

Admin Port: Specify the TCP port number for the Admin Service on the server. The default Admin port for a domain is 9710.

Bind Exclusively to Host Name: Binds this MTA to the specified IP address when the server where it runs uses multiple IP addresses. Without an exclusive bind, the MTA binds to all IP addresses available on the server. If this option is selected, the Admin Service is also bound to the specified host name.

Port: Specify the port number on which the MTA listens for messages from POAs in this domain, from MTAs in other domains, and from GWIAs. The default MTP port for the MTA is 7100.

SSL: Select from the following options to configure this MTA's use of secure connections to POAs, MTAs, and GWIAs. In order to use an SSL connection, the other agents must also be enabled for SSL.

HTTP User Name: To limit access to the MTA console, provide a unique user name.

HTTP Password / Confirm Password: Specify the password for the HTTP user name.

HTTP Port: Specify the port number on which the MTA listens for requests for status information from the MTA console. The default HTTP port for the MTA is 7180.

HTTP SSL: Select from the following options to configure this MTA's use of secure connections to the MTA console. In order to use an SSL connection, the web browser must also be enabled for SSL.

Log File Path: Specify the folder where you want this MTA to store its log files, if you want to change from its default location:

Logging Level: Select the amount of data displayed on the MTA server console and written to the MTA log file:

Max Log File Age: Specify the number of days you want MTA log files to remain on disk before being automatically deleted. The default log file age is 30 days. The valid range is from 1 to 350 days.

Max Log File Disk Space: Specify the maximum amount of disk space for all MTA log files. When the specified disk space is full, the MTA overwrites existing MTA log files, starting with the oldest. The default is 100 MB of disk space for all MTA log files.

Message Log Level: Select Brief or Full to enable MTA message logging and specify the amount of data to gather.

Message Log File Path: Specify the full path of the file where this MTA records the logging information.

Correlate Delivery Status Reports: Maintains the relationship between user messages and their corresponding delivery status reports in the logged information.

Collect Delivery Status Reports: Logs delivery status reports as well as user messages.

Collect Other Status Reports: Logs user-requested information about messages sent, such as indicating that messages have been opened or deleted by the recipients.

Track Administrative Messages: Logs administrative messages such as database updates.

Delete Reports After: Specify the number of days to retain reports on disk. Reports are automatically deleted after the specified time has passed.

SSL Certificate File and SSL Key File: (Optional) If you need to generate a new GroupWise signed certificate and key for the MTA to use:

Generate Certificate: Click Generate Certificate to generate a new self-signed certificate for the server, and then click Save.

Set Password: Click Set Password to specify the password for the key file.

MTA Scheduled Events List: Lists the directory synchronization events that have been defined for this MTA. Click the name of an event to edit it. Click the check box next to the name of the event to select or deselect it.

New: Click New to create a new directory synchronization event.

Delete: Select one or more events, then click Delete to remove them from the list.

Name: If you are creating a new directory synchronization event, specify a unique and descriptive name for the event you are scheduling. You cannot edit an existing name.

Event Type: There is only one type of MTA scheduled event, a Directory Synchronization Event.

Enable LDAP: Enables the LDAP server interface.

Port: Specify the port you want the LDAP server to use. The default for non-SSL is 389. The default for SSL is 636.

SSL: Specify if you want SSL enabled or disabled. If you change this setting after changing the port used, the port changes back to the defaults.

Use the MTA Certificate and Key: Allows you to use either the GroupWise generated certificate for the MTA or a certificate you have already uploaded for SSL. This is enabled by default if you are using SSL.

SSL Certificate File: (Optional) If you need to generate a new GroupWise signed certificate and key for the MTA to use. The certificate file must be in DER, PEM, PFX, CRT, B64, or CER format.

SSL Key File: Browse to and select the key file associated with the certificate. If the private key is included in the certificate file rather than in a separate key file, leave this field blank. If you type the file name, specify the full path if the file is not in the certificates folder.

Set Password: Click Set Password to specify the password for the key file.

Enable synchronization: Enable the linked Messenger system to connect to GroupWise to retrieve attribute updates.

Expire users not found during sync: Enable this option to expire users no longer in the GroupWise system.

Expire after XX days: Set the value here for users missing in the sync to expire after the specified number of days.

Query Maximum Results: Sets how many users are processed at a time.

Query Timeout: Sets the timeout in seconds before returning for the LDAP user search.

Synchronization Trigger: Defines how often and when the Messenger system user synchronization should run.

Enable Exchange Address Book Synchronization: Enables address book synchronization between GroupWise and Exchange.

Hour to Begin Synchronization: Specify the time when you want address book synchronization to begin, for example, 3:00 a.m.

Interval between Synchronizations: Specify the number of hours between the start of each address book synchronization cycle. If set to 0, the synchronization does not repeat until the next day at the time specified in the Hour to Begin Synchronization.

Exchange Synchronization Profiles List: Lists the synchronization profiles that are defined in your GroupWise system. Click the name of a profile to edit its properties. The changes take effect when the next synchronization cycle starts.

New: Click New to define a new synchronization profile.

Delete: Select one or more synchronization profiles, then click Delete to remove them from the list.

Profile Name: Specify a unique and descriptive name for the synchronization profile.

LDAP Server Address: Specify the IP address or DNS hostname of an Active Directory server where Exchange users, groups, and resources are located.

LDAP Server Port: Specify the port number on which the MTA can communicate with Active Directory.

Use SSL: Indicates that the MTA must use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol when communicating with the LDAP server.

LDAP SSL Certificate: Specify the full path name of the SSL certificate for the Active Directory server.

LDAP Email or DN: Specify the Active Directory user name that the MTA can use to authenticate to the LDAP server. For example:

LDAP Password: Specify the password for the MTA synchronization user.

Active Directory Context for GroupWise Objects: Specify the Active Directory context that you want the MTA to create for Active Directory objects that represent GroupWise users, groups, and resources.

Internet Agent for Default MTA Link: On a new synchronization profile, select a GWIA to link to the GroupWise external domain that represents your Exchange system.

GroupWise Free/Busy Service Base URL: Specify the URL of an Exchange Client Access Server server where you have installed the GroupWise Free/Busy service. For example:

Active Directory Display Name Format: Select how you want the names of GroupWise users to be displayed (Firstname Lastname or Lastname Firstname) in Active Directory and in the Exchange Global Address List (GAL).

Synchronize GroupWise External Objects to Exchange: Synchronizes GroupWise external objects to Exchange as Mail Contacts. By default, GroupWise external objects are not synchronized to Exchange.

Limit to Members Of: By default, the MTA synchronizes to Exchange all users, groups, and resources in your GroupWise system.

GroupWise External Domain for Exchange Objects: Specify the name for the GroupWise External Domain object where you want Exchange objects to be stored.

Exchange Base Contexts List: Lists all Active Directory contexts where Exchange objects are located.

New: Click New to add an Active Directory context to the list.

Delete: Select one or more Active Directory contexts, then click Delete to remove them from the list.

Synchronize Exchange Mail Contacts to GroupWise: Synchronizes Exchange Mail Contacts to GroupWise as external objects. By default, Exchange Mail Contacts are not synchronized to GroupWise.

Limit to Members Of: By default, the MTA synchronizes to GroupWise all Exchange users, distribution groups, and resources in the specified Exchange base contexts.

Exchange Global Address List DN: By default, GroupWise users, groups, and resources are added to the default Global Address List (GAL).

Exchange Base Context: Specify an Active Directory context where Exchange users, distribution groups, and resources are located.

GroupWise Post Office Name: Specify the name to represent the Active Directory context as a GroupWise External Post Office object in the GroupWise Admin console.

Process Subcontexts: Searches for Exchange users, distribution groups, and resources in subcontexts of the Exchange base context. Exchange objects in subcontexts are added to the same post office as Exchange objects in the base context.

Save: Edit the MTA object properties as needed, then click Save to save your changes.

Close: Click Close to return to the Message Transfer Agents list.

Customize Tab Order: Click Customize Tab Order to reorganize the tabs on the properties page.

Delete: Deletes the MTA object from the domain. A domain must have a working MTA.

Diagnostics: Displays the Display Object window with object attributes and values for the MTA object.