Config Options for Messaging Server 4.x
Settings related to services
hazel
last updated: March 16, 1999



Config Options Index
 



Settings related to services (http, imap, pop, smtp)

All http settings are available for the first time in Messaging Server 4.1.
 

service.*.allowanonymouslogin
service.http.allowanonymouslogin, service.imap.allowanonymouslogin, service.pop.allowanonymouslogin

Description: Allows anonymous login for the specified service.

Default value:  no
Flags: none
Syntax: one of no, yes
First available in version:  4.0
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? no
Can it be changed while server is running? yes

service.*.enable
service.http.enable, service.imap.enable, service.pop.enable, service.smtp.enable

Description: start the specified service automatically

Default value: yes
Flags: MSG_RESTART_<SERVICE>, means that the service must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
Syntax: one of yes, no
First available in version: 4.0
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? yes
Can it be changed while server is running? yes

service.*.enablesslport
service.http.enablesslport, service.imap.enablesslport

Description: Start the specified service on sslport.  If this setting is yes, then it allows an IMAP or HTTP SSL server separate than the regular (non-SSL) imap or http server to be run on a different port.  IMAP and HTTP SSL servers can be run on the same port as the regular servers.   SMTP over SSL is required to run on the same port.  IMAP and HTTP SSL servers can be run if this setting is no, but they will be run on the same port as the regular IMAP and HTTP servers.

Default value: no
Flags: MSG_RESTART_<SERVICE>, means that the service must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
Syntax: one of yes, no
First available in version: 4.0
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? yes
Can it be changed while server is running? yes

service.*.idletimeout
service.http.idletimeout, service.imap.idletimeout, service.pop.idletimeout

Description: idle timeout for service, in seconds.

Default value: 120
Flags: none
Syntax: positive integer
First available in version: 4.0
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? no
Can it be changed while server is running? yes

service.*.maxsessions
service.http.maxsessions, service.imap.maxsessions, service.pop.maxsessions

Description: Maximum number of sessions per server process. For more information, see the section on connections per process in the Messaging Server Administrator's Guide.

Default value: 5000
Flags: MSG_RESTART_<SERVICE>,  means that the service must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
Syntax: positive integer
First available in version: 4.0
Conflicts with other settings: none
Does it require server restart to take effect? yes
Can it be changed while server is running? yes

service.*.maxthreads
service.http.maxthreads, service.imap.maxthreads, service.pop.maxthreads

Description: Maximum number of threads per server process.  For more information, see the section on threads per process in the Messaging Server Administrator's Guide.

Default value: 250
Flags: MSG_RESTART_<SERVICE>,  means that the service must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
Syntax: positive integer
First available in version: 4.0
Conflicts with other settings: none
Does it require server restart to take effect? yes
Can it be changed while server is running? yes

service.*.numprocesses
service.http.numprocesses, service.imap.numprocesses, service.pop.numprocesses

Description: number of processes

Default value: 1
Flags: MSG_RESTART_<SERVICE>,  means that the service must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
Syntax: positive integer
First available in version: 4.0
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? yes
Can it be changed while server is running? yes

service.*.plaintextmincipher
service.http.plaintextmincipher, service.imap.plaintextmincipher, service.pop.plaintextmincipher, service.smtp.plaintextmincipher

Description: plain text login is allowed if connection is encrypted using X bit cipher minimum. Specify 0 for allowing plain text login always. Specify -1 to never allow plain text login.

Default value: 0
Flags: none
Syntax: one of  0, 40, 128, -1
First available in version: 4.0
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? no
Can it be changed while server is running? yes

service.*.port
service.http.port, service.imap.port, service.pop.port, service.smtp.port

Description: server port number.

Default value: For http, 80.  For imap, 143.  For pop, 110.  For smtp, 25.
Flags: MSG_RESTART_<SERVICE>,  means that the service must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
Syntax: positive integer
First available in version: 4.0
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? yes
Can it be changed while server is running? yes

service.*.sslport
service.http.sslport, service.imap.sslport

Description: SSL server port number. For separate ports to be used for SSL servers, service.*.enablesslport must be set.  See the section on this setting above.

Default value: http, 443.  imap, 993.
Flags: MSG_RESTART_<SERVICE>,  means that the service must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
Syntax: positive integer
First available in version: 4.0
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? yes
Can it be changed while server is running? no

service.*.sslusessl
service.http.sslusessl, service.imap.sslusessl, service.pop.sslusessl, service.smtp.sslusessl

Description: To disable or enable ssl.  yes is enable, no is disable.

Default value: yes
Flags: MSG_RESTART_<SERVICE>,  means that the service must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
Syntax: one of yes, no
First available in version: 4.0
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? yes
Can it be changed while server is running? no

service.*.banner
service.imap.banner, service.pop.banner, service.smtp.banner

Description: protocol welcome banner.

Default value: %h %p service (%P %V) ready on %d
Flags: none
Syntax: one line string %%
First available in version: 4.0
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? no
Can it be changed while server is running? yes
 

Settings related to pop

service.pop.popminpoll

Description: minimum client poll interval, in seconds.

Default value: 0
Flags: none
Syntax: positive integer
First available in version: 4.0
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? no
Can it be changed while server is running?yes

Settings related to imap
Settings related to http

service.http.allowadminproxy

Description: Allow admin to use proxy auth.

Default value: no
Flags: none
Syntax: one of yes, no
First available in version: 4.1
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? no
Can it be changed while server is running? yes
 

service.http.domainsecurity

Description: This setting is not used by the server, and was created only for internal debugging.  There is no reason to change it.

Default value: yes
Flags:  MSG_RESTART_<SERVICE>,  means that the service must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
Syntax: one of yes, no
First available in version: 4.1
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? yes
Can it be changed while server is running? no
 

service.http.maxmessagesize

Description: Maximum message size client is allowed to send, in bytes.

Default value: 5242880
Flags: none
Syntax: positive integer
First available in version: 4.1
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? no
Can it be changed while server is running? yes
 

service.http.sessiontimeout

Description: Webmail client session timeout, in seconds.

Default value: 7200
Flags: none
Syntax: positive integer
First available in version: 4.1
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? no
Can it be changed while server is running? yes
 

service.http.smtpport

Description: smtp relay port.

Default value: 25
Flags: none
Syntax: positive integer
First available in version: 4.1
Conflicts with other settings: no
Does it require server restart to take effect? no
Can it be changed while server is running? yes