Message File Processing; Other Poa Functions - Novell GROUPWISE 8 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

In client/server mode, the POA is enabled for secure SSL connections by default. If necessary, you
can configure the POA to force SSL connections with all clients. See
Post Office with SSL Connections to the POA," on page

35.5.2 Message File Processing

Messages from users in other post offices arrive in the local post office in the form of message files
deposited in the POA input queue. See
Office," on page
The POA picks up the message files and updates all user and message databases to deliver incoming
messages in the local post office. To provide timely delivery for a large volume of incoming
messages, you can configure a POA just to handle message file processing. See
"Configuring a Dedicated Message File Processing POA," on page

35.5.3 Other POA Functions

In addition to client/server processing (interacting with client users) and message file processing
(delivering messages), the POA:
Performs indexing tasks for document management. See
Indexing," on page
Performs scheduled maintenance on databases in the post office. See
"Scheduling Database Maintenance," on page
Monitors and manages disk space usage in the post office. See
Disk Space Management," on page
Restricts the size of messages that users can send outside the post office. See
"Restricting Message Size between Post Offices," on page
Primes users' mailboxes for Caching mode. See
Caching," on page
Performs nightly user upkeep so users do not need to wait while the GroupWise client performs
it; also creates a downloadable version of the GroupWise Address Book for Remote and
Caching users. See
Provides LDAP authentication and LDAP server pooling. See
LDAP Authentication for GroupWise Users," on page
Prevents unauthorized access to the post office. See
Detection," on page
Tracks the GroupWise client software in use in the post office. See
What GroupWise Clients Are in Use," on page
Automatically detects and repairs invalid information in user databases (
message databases (
process. See
Maintenance," on page
Automatically detects and repairs invalid information in the post office database (
Automatically detects and repairs damage to the guardian database (
office.
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