http://hmailserver.com/
Select to run the Administration tool on install complete.
Once connected, you will see the administration console.
The first thing we are going to do is add out domain by clicking the ‘Add domain’ button on the welcome page.
Add a domain
On the General tab of the Domains page, enter the name of you domain, and click Save. In our case it’s “conloso-dev.com”. You will notice after saving the domain name, it shows up under domains on the left with three folders:
Add an Account
Now that we have our domain configured, we can proceed and setup a user account. Select Accounts in the tree, and click Add. Enter the email address and password, and click Save.
At this point, we have our domain setup and one account created. We should now be able to test our server by connecting to it from Outlook.
On the “Add new email account” window, select to manually configure by checking the checkbox at the bottom and click ‘Next’.
Select Internet E-Mail as the account type to setup and click Next.
Note: Make sure the username is the full email address.
Click ‘Test Account settings’ to ensure configuration is correct.
Once successful, click Next to finish the configuration.
Now we are ready to test. Before actually sending an email, enable logging in the Administration client so you can see what’s happening:
Now, under Status, click the Logging tab and start logging. Now when you send your test email from Outlook, you will see hMailServer process it.
Very useful for troubleshooting. Now you should be able to send an email to yourself from Outlook. Try creating another account in hMailServer and emailing to and from that.
If you are having trouble connecting from Outlook:
In hMailServer, check under Settings -> TCP/IP ports.
Install hMailServer
Run the install wizard and choose Full Installation to install server and administration tools.- Use builtin database engine
- Configure Administrator Password
Select to run the Administration tool on install complete.
Configure hMailServer
The Administrator client will ask the server to connect to. Select localhost.
Once connected, you will see the administration console.
The first thing we are going to do is add out domain by clicking the ‘Add domain’ button on the welcome page.
Add a domain
On the General tab of the Domains page, enter the name of you domain, and click Save. In our case it’s “conloso-dev.com”. You will notice after saving the domain name, it shows up under domains on the left with three folders:
- Accounts
- Aliases
- Distribution lists
Add an Account
Now that we have our domain configured, we can proceed and setup a user account. Select Accounts in the tree, and click Add. Enter the email address and password, and click Save.
Configure Local Hosts
Edit the hosts menu and add the following entry:127.0.0.1 mail.conloso-dev.com
At this point, we have our domain setup and one account created. We should now be able to test our server by connecting to it from Outlook.
Setup Outlook
If this is the first time Outlook has been launched, you will get prompted to configure an email account. Select yes.On the “Add new email account” window, select to manually configure by checking the checkbox at the bottom and click ‘Next’.
Select Internet E-Mail as the account type to setup and click Next.
Note: Make sure the username is the full email address.
Click ‘Test Account settings’ to ensure configuration is correct.
Once successful, click Next to finish the configuration.
Now we are ready to test. Before actually sending an email, enable logging in the Administration client so you can see what’s happening:
Enable Logging
Under Settings –> Logging, select all the options and click Save.
Now, under Status, click the Logging tab and start logging. Now when you send your test email from Outlook, you will see hMailServer process it.
Very useful for troubleshooting. Now you should be able to send an email to yourself from Outlook. Try creating another account in hMailServer and emailing to and from that.
Troubleshooting
Cannot connect from OutlookIf you are having trouble connecting from Outlook:
- Ensure the username is the full email address in account settings
- Check ports Outlook is using is same as hMailServer
In hMailServer, check under Settings -> TCP/IP ports.
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