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Release Notes IMail Server

IMail Folder Permissions and IIS Configuration

Folder Rights

Product	Folder	User	Rights
Web Admin	Product Folder (C:\Program Files\Ipswitch\IMail)	IIS6: computername_IUSR, Network Service, and IIS_WPG IIS7 and IIS8: IUSR and Network Service	Full
Web Admin	WorkgroupShare install folder, if outside of IMail folder	IIS6: computername_IUSR, Network Service, and IIS_WPG IIS7 and IIS8: IUSR and Network Service	Full
Web Admin	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Ipswitch (Registry)	IIS6: computername_IUSR, Network Service, and IIS_WPG IIS7 and IIS8: IUSR and Network Service	Full
Web Client	Product Folder (C:\Program Files\Ipswitch\IMail)	IIS6: computername_IUSR, Network Service, and IIS_WPG IIS7 and IIS8: IUSR and Network Service	Full
Web Client	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Ipswitch (Registry)	IIS6: computername_IUSR, Network Service, and IIS_WPG IIS7 and IIS8: IUSR and Network Service	Full

IIS Settings

Enable ASP.NET (Version 6+ only)	Path: C:\Program Files\Ipswitch\IMail\WebDir\WebAdmin Default Document: default.asp Application Pool (IIS 6): DefaultAppPool Application Pool (IIS7 and IIS8): Must use classic managed pipeline
IIS6: Create Virtual Directory: IAdmin	Path: C:\Program Files\Ipswitch\IMail\WebDir\WebAdmin Default Document: default.aspx Application Pool (IIS 6): DefaultAppPool
IIS7 and IIS8: Create Application: IAdmin	Path: C:\Program Files\Ipswitch\IMail\WebDir\WebAdmin Default Document: default.aspx Application Pool (IIS7 and IIS8): Must use classic managed pipeline
IIS6: Create Virtual Directory: IClient	Path: C:\Program Files\Ipswitch\IMail\WebDir\WebClient Default Document: default.aspx Application Pool (IIS 6): DefaultAppPool
IIS7 and IIS8: Create Application: IClient	Path: C:\Program Files\Ipswitch\IMail\WebDir\WebClient Default Document: default.aspx Application Pool (IIS7 and IIS8): Must use classic managed pipeline
Disable Anonymous Access	Disable anonymous access to the following directory: Directory: IMail/Services
Enable Parent Paths	Enable Parent Paths for the following virtual directories: IAdmin IClient

Important:

If Microsoft .NET is installed, but not configured to work with IIS, run the following command: x:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis.exe -i -enable (where x: is the appropriate drive letter).
If your mail domain is using an external user database, then you must set user permissions for the external database for it to function correctly in ICS.

When you configure a DSN to an SQL data source in the Microsoft Windows ODBC Data Source Administrator, it may default to Named Pipes network library. Make sure that you set the connection type to TCP/IP in order for the external database to work correctly.

If you are currently using an external user database with an earlier (pre-v7.0) version of IMail, you must add a new set of required columns to the database table in which user information is stored. Please refer to the "External Database Changes" entry in the Release Notes section of this document for details.
If you are upgrading from IMail Server prior to version 8.1, an LDAP database conversion occurs during installation. The conversion can take a lengthy amount of time depending on the number of domains to convert. If the LDAP data is not available after the upgrade, run the LDAP Convert utility to correct the issue. In the command line utility, type: ldaper /CONVERT /Y
For more information, see the IMail Administrator Help.
If you select an install directory other than the default install directory, make sure that the IIS IUSR_<computer name> user has Administrative access to that install directory. For more information, see the Folder Rights section.

Using IIS Virtual Directories

IMail Administrator and IMail Web Messaging (Web client) use Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) virtual directories to identify where the administrator and client Web files are located. By default, the installation program will install the admin files in the IAdmin virtual directory and the client files in the IClient virtual directory.

Changing IIS Virtual Directory names

If you want to change the IMail Administrator virtual directory, you need to change the following registry key entries to the new virtual directory name that you changed in the IIS Console:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail\Global\WebRoot
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\Messenger Server\Settings\WebRoot
If you want to change the IMail Web Messaging virtual directory, no registry key change is required. See the IIS help for additional information about renaming virtual directories.