How do I set up the broadcasting feature on a Mirapoint appliance?

Issue

How do I set up the broadcasting feature on a Mirapoint appliance?

Solution

For the latest implementations of broadcasting features, see the Purpose of Broadcasting and the white paper, Implementing Emergency Broadcasts.

The steps below, which apply to different domain types, are part of an older broadcast solution. The White Paper describes newer solutions with better performance.

Primary Domain

To set up a broadcast folder in a primary domain, issue the following CLI commands, where "announcement" is the name of the broadcast folder:

Mailbox Add announcement

adds the announcement mailbox.

Mailbox Setacl announcement Anyone lrsp

allows anyone to send mail to the broadcast mailbox.

Mailbox Set Broadcast announcement

sets the mailbox announcement as a broadcast mailbox).

Delegated Domain

To set up a broadcast folder in a delegated domain (for example, example.com), issue the following CLI commands, where announcement is the name of the broadcast folder:

Domain Add example.com

adds the delegated domain example.com.

Domain Setcurrent example.com

goes to the delegated domain.

Mailbox Add announcement

adds the broadcast folder called announcement.

Mailbox Setacl announcement Anyone lrsp

gives permission to anyone for lookup, read, post and seen.

For more detailed information, see the online help.

Mailbox Set Broadcast announcement

sets mailbox announcement as a broadcast folder.

Domain Setcurrent ""

goes back to the primary domain.

Virtual Domain (Deprecated as of 3.0)

To set up a broadcast folder in virtual domain (for example, virt.com), issue the following CLI commands,

Virtdom Add virt.com

creates the virtual domain virt.com.

User Add u0 u0 u0

creates a user u0.

Mailbox Add user.u0

creates a mailbox in the primary domain.

Virtdomentry Add virt.com u0 u0_virt_com

maps the virtual user u0 with the u0 in the primary domain.

User Add u0_virt_com u0 User0

adds the virtual user.

Mailbox Add user.u0_virt_com

adds the mailbox.

Creating a Distribution List for Broadcast

To set up a distribution list (DL) for broadcast, issue the following CLI commands:

Dl Add Broadcast

creates a distribution list called broadcast.

Dlentry Add Broadcast +announcement

adds the primary domain's shared mailbox announcement to the broadcast distribution list.

Dlentry Add Broadcast +announcement@example.com

adds the delegated domain's shared mailbox announcement to the broadcast distribution list.