MacOS – Can OS X Lion Server automatically set up Mail using Open Directory information

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This is my first experience with OS X Server, I setted Open Directory up and added some accounts through Workgroup Manager.

When I login in on one of the remote Apple computers with one of the network accounts it mounts the file sharepoints nicely. But it doesn't automatically configure the Mail.app.

I searched on the internet but Lion differs a lot from (Snow) Leopard at this point. Is there anyone who can help me find the right setting to configure this?

Best Answer

Log into profile manager as an administrator using Safari and set up a profile for a user to change mail settings.

You will want to spend time making sure DNS and SSL are correctly installed - starting with making a self-signed certificate if you don't want to pay for a real SSL cert for your server.

Here's what to look for when you want to test setting IMAP settings for users.

Profile Manager - email settings

As you might be able to see - pick a user, then edit their settings and finally choose email.