Main Dialog and Status
The main dialog gives you access to the settings and all other areas of the mail server.

Menus
There are several options available via the main menu. Each of these are described below...

• File > Start - This starts the mail server and the Remote Admin facility.
• File > Stop - This stops the mail server and the Remote Admin facility. By deactivating the mail server, all current connections will be disconnected.
• File > Switch to NT Service Mode / Switch to Application Mode - If you have enabled 'Run as an NT Service' option in the Server Admin Settings you will now be able to use this option. By selecting this you can put Ocean Mail Server into NT service mode without needing to reboot. This ensures that the application loads with windows even before a user logs in. If already in NT service mode, you can use this option to switch back to application mode.
• File > Save All - This saves all currently edited settings.
• File > Exit - This closes the application.
• View > Full Screen - This switches between full screen a normal screen mode.
• View > Hide in Tray - This hides the main dialog from view, double clicking on the icon in the system tray will restore the main dialog.
• Tools > MX Lookup - This tool will return any MX records listed for each of the host names provided. This is performed using the current Outgoing Mail DNS settings.
• Tools > What SMTP? Lookup - This tool will connect to each of the host names on the default SMTP port (port 25) and display the welcome message received. This message often contains information about the mail server software running on the host and also possibly the name of the company.
• Tools > Test DNS Hosts - This tool will connect to each of the host names provided and check that they can perform valid MX lookups.
• Tools > Auto-Detect System DNS Hosts - This tool will return the auto-detected DNS list for your server.
• Tools > Test Auto-Detected System DNS Hosts - This tool will connect to each of the the auto-detected DNS hosts for your server and check that they can perform valid MX lookups.
• Tools > Configuration Report - This generates a setup report detailing the most important parts of your configuration. This is useful for showing a basic outline of your configuration to a third party for problem solving or otherwise.
• Tools > System Diagnostics - This will perform tests on all settings and check for any possible problems. The tests include checking for configuration errors, port conflicts, SMTP security issues, outgoing mail routes and automatic POP3 retrievals. Some of the tests involve connecting to a remote host (e.g. a static route) and verifying that the remote host exists and that it accepts any login details provided.
• Tools > Export System Settings - This tool allows you to export settings, accounts and mails to an Ocean Mail Server backup file. For more information on the settings for this tool please view the Tools page.
• Tools > Import System Settings - This tool allows you to import settings, accounts and mails from an Ocean Mail Server backup file created using the Export tool above. Importing may alter or overwrite existing files and settings. Therefore, we strongly recommend checking all settings after importing to ensure that your server remains secure and will still function correctly. For more information on the settings for this tool please view the Tools page.
• Tools > Export Users to CSV File - This tool allows you to export users to a universally accepted CSV file which can be used with other mail servers. For more information on the settings for this tool please view the Tools page.
• Tools > Import Users from CSV File - This tool allows you to import users from a universally accepted CSV file which can be also obtained from other mail servers. Importing may alter or overwrite existing files and settings. Therefore, we strongly recommend checking all settings after importing to ensure that your server remains secure and will still function correctly. For more information on the settings for this tool please view the Tools page.
• Tools > Clean up Unused Files and Directories - This tool allows you to scan the accounts and LDAP directories for any sub-directories / files that are no longer used by the mail server. Once the scan is complete, you can then choose which directories / files you want to delete.
• Tools > Run Setup Wizard - This starts the general setup wizard used to set up the most vital parts of your mail server quickly and easily to help you get your server online within minutes. For more information on all setup wizards please view the Setup Wizards page.
• Help > Ocean Mail Server Help - This opens the help manual.
• Help > Visit Website - This takes you to the Ocean Mail Server home page.
• Help > Contact Us - This takes you to the Code Ocean contact page.
• Help > Update History - This takes you to the Ocean Mail Server update history page so you can see the changes made to each version.
• Help > Check for Updates - This connects to the Code Ocean update server to check if a new Ocean Mail Server version is available.

Current Status
Status information is shown in the status bar at the bottom of the dialog. This includes the general state of the mail server including elapsed time since the mail server was loaded, total number of connections and total data transferred in and out.