Enroll e-mail users

You need to create user profiles to enroll e-mail users. User profiles are how iSeries™ server identifies an addressee or sender of e-mail. Any user you want as part of your e-mail system must have a user profile on the iSeries server.

By creating a user profile for each user, you enroll the users in the system distribution directory automatically. The system distribution directory is what Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) uses to determine where to deliver local e-mail.

To create user profiles for Systems Network Architecture Distribution Services (SNADS) and Post Office Protocol (POP) e-mail users, complete the following steps:

  1. In iSeries Navigator, expand your iSeries Server > Users and Groups.
  2. Right-click All Users and select New User. The New User dialog appears.
  3. Type a user name and password for the user.
    Note: This password will be used by POP users to access their POP mailboxes.
  4. Click the Capabilities button.
  5. Click the Privileges tab. Ensure that the Privilege class is User.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Click the Personal button.
  8. Click the Mail tab.
  9. Choose the Mail Service Level.
    • If your user is a SNADS user, select OfficeVision® or JustMail.
    • If your user is a POP mail user, select Lotus® Mail or other POP3 client.
  10. Choose the Preferred Address type.
    • If your user is a SNADS user, select User ID and address.
    • If your user is a Lotus Notes®, POP3 client, or Domino® user, select SMTP Name.
  11. Verify that the required domain name is displayed for the SMTP e-mail domain.
    Note: The default name is typically correct, but if you have multiple local domains you might need to change it.
  12. Click OK. If you are enrolling a SNADS user, their enrollment is complete. If you are enrolling a POP user who will use the iSeries server only to retrieve e-mail, continue to the next step.
  13. Click the Jobs button.
  14. Click the Session Startup tab.
  15. For the Initial Menu field, select Sign off. With this setting, any attempt to sign on an iSeries server, other than to retrieve e-mail or change their password, automatically signs the user off.
  16. Click OK.
  17. Click OK.
  18. Repeat these instructions until all of the e-mail users have user profiles.
Related concepts
Send and receive e-mail on iSeries server
Related tasks
Use Systems Network Architecture Distribution Services to send e-mail