Configure the Common Mail portlet
The Common Mail portlet is installed automatically as part of WebSphere Portal installation, and can connect to any type of mail server over the IMAP4 protocol. In addition to basic mail support, the portlet supports an inline rich text editor for message creation and editing, and a spell checker.
To access the Common Mail portlet, from the product banner, click Applications > Messaging and then click Mail.
Users must have an internet address and an internet password, and can choose Configure (from the drop-down menu in the portlet title bar) to specify...
- mail server name and protocol
- whether to use SSL
- outgoing mail server name
- credential vault slot
If you are an administrator, you see the command Edit Shared Settings instead of Personalize. This command works the same as Personalize except that your changes apply to all users of the instance of the portlet whose settings you are editing, up until the time a user decides to personalize the portlet. In this case, this would result in all users having the administrator's e-mail address and user name and password credentials. Use caution when editing shared settings.
Overview of information:
- Set Common Mail preferences
- Enable Spell Checker in the Common Mail portlet
- Enable Common Mail users to set a time zone preference
- Set up the Common Mail portlet as a remote portlet
- Common Mail portlet reference
Parent topic
Integrating collaboration and messaging into WebSphere Portal
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