Administrator Alerts

You can set up Alerts to notify you of server problems, spooling events, or mail attacks. When an event occurs that triggers an alert, you'll receive an email to your mobile device, pager, or external email address. Most mobile providers in the United States create an email address you can user for any pager, mobile phone or wireless PDA. To find the email address for your device, contact your wireless provider. You can also use an outside email address, such as a Yahoo! or Gmail account. We do not recommend using an internal account, since you will be unable to receive the Alert if your mail server is down.

To set up alerts:

1. In the Administration Console, choose an email config from the Choose Org pull-down list.


2. Go to Inbound Servers > Alerts, and click the "Click Here to Configure" link to configure a recipient.


3. Enter the name of the recipient.


4. Enter the mobile device's email address in the destination field as you would for the primary email address. Click Submit to save your changes.


5. Check the Alerts that you want that recipient to receive.


6. Click the "Configure More" link to add more recipients. There is no limit to the number of recipients you can add.


7. Click the Submit button to save your changes.

For emergency notifications, configure Alerts for Delivery Manager and Spool Manager. Connection Manager alerts do not require any administrator action - these are informative alerts, not a call to action. These are best used for an outside mail address as an archive.

For more information, see Administrator Alerts in the Email Security Service Administration Guide