Novell GROUPWISE 8 - INTERNET AGENT Manual

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Managing Internet Access47763novdocx (en) 22 June 200947Managing Internet AccessAfter you have configured the Internet services that you want the Internet Agent to provide in yourGroupWise® system, you need to take control of the information that flows in and out between yourGroupWise system and the Internet. Section 47.1, “Controlling User Access to the Internet,” on page 763 Section 47.2, “Blocking Unwanted E-Mail from the Internet,” on page 773 Section 47.3, “Tracking Internet Traffic with Accounting Data,” on page 78047.1 Controlling User Access to the InternetYou can use the GroupWise Internet Agent’s Access Control feature to configure a user’s ability tosend and receive SMTP/MIME messages to and from Internet recipients and to access his or hermailbox from POP3 or IMAP4 e-mail clients. In addition to enabling or disabling a user’s access tofeatures, you can configure specific settings for the features. For example, for outgoing SMTP/MIME messages, you can limit the size of the messages or the sites to which they can be sent. Bydefault, there are no limitations.Access Control can be implemented at a user, distribution list, post office, or domain level.Choose from the following information to learn how to set up and use Access Control. Section 47.1.1, “Classes of Service,” on page 763 Section 47.1.2, “Creating a Class of Service,” on page 764 Section 47.1.3, “Testing Access Control Settings,” on page 770 Section 47.1.4, “Maintaining the Access Control Database,” on page 77147.1.1 Classes of ServiceA class of service is a specifically defined configuration of Internet Agent privileges. A class ofservice controls the following types of access activities: Whether or not SMTP/MIME messages are allowed to transfer to and from the Internet Whether or not SMTP/MIME messages are allowed to transfer to and from specific domains onthe Internet The maximum size of SMTP/MIME messages that can transfer to and from the Internet Whether or not SMTP/MIME messages generated by GroupWise rules are allowed to transferto the Internet Whether or not IMAP4 clients are allowed to access the GroupWise system Whether or not POP3 clients are allowed to access the GroupWise system, and if allowed, howmessages to and from POP3 clients are managed by the GroupWise system