Hello World,
I have just installed the latest version of ClearOS. I am attempting to connect locally on my LAN only for testing purposes. I am using outlook and everytime I attempt to connect i keep getting a connection error.
I am following the following docs:
https://www.clearos.com/resources/documentation/clearos/content:en_us:7_ug_smtp
https://www.clearos.com/resources/documentation/clearos/content:en_us:7_ug_mail
My question is does anyone have a link or can provide me with settings for testing the mail server locally on my LAN.
I have watched youtube videos and I'm still experiencing connection issues.
Thanks for all responses
I have just installed the latest version of ClearOS. I am attempting to connect locally on my LAN only for testing purposes. I am using outlook and everytime I attempt to connect i keep getting a connection error.
I am following the following docs:
https://www.clearos.com/resources/documentation/clearos/content:en_us:7_ug_smtp
https://www.clearos.com/resources/documentation/clearos/content:en_us:7_ug_mail
My question is does anyone have a link or can provide me with settings for testing the mail server locally on my LAN.
I have watched youtube videos and I'm still experiencing connection issues.
Thanks for all responses
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Is ClearOS set to Standalone mode? If so you have to have your connection to your LAN configured as External.
Can I suggest you start with a different e-mail client such as Thunderbird to check e-mail connectivity is working, then switch to Outlook as Outlook is a bit more picky. Connection should be straightforward. I would connect with IMAP and SMTP and avoid SSL initially, but note that Outlook and Thunderbird default your username to your e-mail address. This is incorrect. It should be everything to the left of the "@" only.
If you switch to SSL connections (IMAPS and SMTPS or STARTTLS) then Thunderbird will give you a one-off certificate warning which you have to accept for each service. I believe Outlook gives it every time you start. To avoid this warning you need to use a genuine, not self-signed, certificate. You can use Let's Encrypt certificates for this and there is HowTo which covers setting this up.
Can I suggest you start with a different e-mail client such as Thunderbird to check e-mail connectivity is working, then switch to Outlook as Outlook is a bit more picky. Connection should be straightforward. I would connect with IMAP and SMTP and avoid SSL initially, but note that Outlook and Thunderbird default your username to your e-mail address. This is incorrect. It should be everything to the left of the "@" only.
If you switch to SSL connections (IMAPS and SMTPS or STARTTLS) then Thunderbird will give you a one-off certificate warning which you have to accept for each service. I believe Outlook gives it every time you start. To avoid this warning you need to use a genuine, not self-signed, certificate. You can use Let's Encrypt certificates for this and there is HowTo which covers setting this up.
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