Configuring the MTA Tab for Global Settings

The following global MTA settings can be configured.

Enable authentication

Enables SMTP client authentication so users can authenticate. Only authenticated users or users from trusted networks are allowed to relay mail.

 

TLS authentication only

When checked, forces all SMTP auth to use Transaction Level Security (similar to SSL) to avoid passing passwords in the clear.

 

Web mail MTA Hostname

MTA that the web server connects to for sending mail.

 

Web mail MTA port

The default is port 25. This cannot be changed from the administration console.

 

MTA Trusted Networks

This is a network where mail is relayed arbitrarily. In general MTAs must not relay mail to addresses they do not service. This creates an exception to that rule.

 

Relay MTA for external delivery

External MTA (e.g., the ISP requires that all mail originating from your network be relayed through their MTA) to which the Zimbra Postfix relays non-local email. See Relay MTA for external delivery.

 

Maximum message size

This is the maximum size for a message and it's attachments to be received.  The default is 10000 kb.

 

Maximum size of an uploaded

This is the maximum size of a single attachment.

 

Enable DNS lookups

The Zimbra MTA makes an explicit DNS query for the MX record of the recipient domain. The default is enabled.  If this option is disabled, set a relay host in the Relay MTA for external delivery field.

 

Protocol checks

These fields can be checked to reject unsolicited commercial email for more SPAM control.

 

DNS checks

These fields can be checked to reject mail, if the client's IP address is unknown, the hostname in the greeting is unknown, and/or if the sender's domain is unknown.

 

Add X-Originating-IP to messages

This is enabled by default. Every email sent directly from the server includes the X-Originating-IP in the message header. This is the IP address of the host of the sender.