Setting Up User Access To The New Post Office; What's Next; Post Office Worksheet - Novell GROUPWISE 7 - POST OFFICES Manual

11.3.4 Setting Up User Access to the New Post Office

The post office access mode determines how GroupWise client users access their mailboxes. By
default, the GroupWise Windows and Cross-Platform clients use client/server access to the post
office. Client/server access provides the following benefits:
Client/server access provides the greatest level of security. Users do not need rights to the post
office directory because the GroupWise client does not write directly to databases in the post
office. All database updates are performed by the POA.
Client/server access eliminates the need for separate network logins and passwords. This
avoids problems with login restrictions, changing passwords, and insufficient network rights.
Client/server access allows the GroupWise client to maintain multiple simultaneous
connections to the post office.
With client/server access mode, proxy rights can be granted to any user visible in the Address
Book.
Historical Note: In GroupWise 5.x, the GroupWise client allowed the user to enter a path to the post
office directory to facilitate direct access mode. The GroupWise 6.x and later clients no longer offer
the user that option. However, you can force the GroupWise 6.x and later client to use direct access
mode by starting it with the /ps switch and providing the path to the post office directory.
Continue with Section 11.4, "What's Next," on page

11.4 What's Next

After you have created the new post office and started its POA, you are ready to expand the post
office by:
Adding users to the post office. See
Defining groups of users (distribution lists) that GroupWise users can select when addressing
messages. See "Distribution Lists, Groups, and Organizational Roles" on page
Defining resources (for example, conference rooms or company cars) that users can schedule.
See "Resources" on page
Defining libraries and setting up Document Management Services. See
Documents" on page
Setting up the GroupWise Windows or Cross-Platform client software so that GroupWise users
can run the client from Windows, Linux, or Macintosh workstations. See
page 1033.
Configuring the POA for optimal performance. See

11.5 Post Office Worksheet

Use this worksheet as you complete the tasks in
page 156.
"Users" on page
247.
291.
Section 11.2, "Planning a New Post Office," on
171.
201.
"Libraries and
"Post Office Agent" on page
261.
"Client" on
461.
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