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GFI MailEssentials 11 General Settings | 223
NOTE
The number of users retrieved is also used for licensing purposes.
11.5.1 GFI MailEssentials installed in Active Directory mode
When GFI MailEssentials is not installed on the same machine as your mail server and Active Directory
is present, then GFI MailEssentials retrieves mail-enabled users from the Active Directory domain of
which the GFI MailEssentials machine forms part.
GFI MailEssentials installed on the Microsoft
®
Exchange machine
When GFI MailEssentials is installed on the same machine as Microsoft
®
Exchange, GFI MailEssentials
retrieves the Active Directory users that have a mailbox on the same Microsoft
®
Exchange Server.
11.5.2 GFI MailEssentials installed in SMTP mode
When you choose to install GFI MailEssentials in SMTP mode, the list of local users is stored in a
database managed by GFI MailEssentials.
To populate and manage the user list when GFI MailEssentials is installed in SMTP mode, go to
General > Settings and select the User Manager tab.
The User Manager tab displays the list of local users and allows you to add or remove local users. The
list of local users is used when configuring user-based rules, such as Attachment Filtering rules and
Content Filtering rules.
NOTE
GFI MailEssentials automatically populates the list of local users using the sender’s email
address in outbound emails.
To add a new local user:
1. Enter the email address in the Email address box.
2. Click Add.
3. Repeat to add more local users and click Apply.
To remove a local user:
1. Select the local user you want to remove from the Local Users list and click Remove.
2. Repeat to remove more local users and click Apply.
11.6 SMTP Virtual Server bindings
GFI MailEssentials always binds to the first SMTP virtual server configured in IIS. In case of multiple
SMTPvirtual servers, GFI MailEssentials may be required to be bound to a new or a different
SMTPVirtual Server.