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Mail domains, the send queue, external forwarding, held mail, import and sync.

Mail domains

Your mail domains, and anything waiting to be delivered.

Mail. Domains, mailbox counts, signing; the send queue. — ozpanel screenshot
Mail. Domains, mailbox counts, signing; the send queue.
Box / buttonWhat it does
Set up mailSwitch mail on for one of your domains. See below.
DomainEach mail domain. Click the row to open it.
MailboxesHow many. none yet — open to add one.
Mailactive or off.
Signingsigned: outgoing mail carries a DKIM signature.
Mailboxes & settingsOpens the domain. See Mail domain.

Set up mail

Box / buttonWhat it does
DomainYour domains without mail yet.
Set it upMakes a signing key. Publishes MX, SPF, DKIM and DMARC records. Mail arrives once the domain's nameservers point here.

Waiting to send

Box / buttonWhat it does
From · To · SizeEach message still waiting.
Waiting becauseThe receiving server's reason.
Nothing waitingMail leaves as it is sent.

External forwarding

Forwarding to addresses outside the platform. Off until you switch it on.

Box / buttonWhat it does
Plan allows external forwardingyes / no. No: ask your provider.
In force nowWhether it works right now.
Forward mail to addresses outside the platformThe switch. Each external copy counts toward your sending limit.
Default mailboxOne of your mailboxes. Keeps a forward that cannot be sent, and gets notices. Required before switching on.
Save forwarding settingsApplies.

Held mail

Mail to your domains scored as spam and held. Each mailbox owner sees their own too.

Box / buttonWhat it does
To · From · Subject · SizeThe held message. Click a row: headers and the start of the body, without delivering it.
DeliverSends it on. Teaches the filter: not spam.
DeleteRemoves it. Teaches the filter: spam.

Outbound queue

Box / buttonWhat it does
Retry delivery nowAsks every waiting message to try again. A message still refused simply waits again.

Import & sync other mail accounts

Bring mail in from Gmail, Outlook or any IMAP server, into one of your mailboxes.

Import & sync. Source account, mode, schedule, spam scan. — ozpanel screenshot
Import & sync. Source account, mode, schedule, spam scan.
Box / buttonWhat it does
Add an accountOpens the form.
Into which domain · Into which mailboxWhere the mail goes. The mailbox must exist.
Other account's IMAP servere.g. imap.gmail.com.
Port993 = TLS, 143 = STARTTLS. Never unencrypted. Default 993.
Login · PasswordThe other account's. Gmail, Outlook: an app password.
One-time copyCopies everything once. Deletes nothing.
Keep in sync (one-way)Keeps copying new mail and read/flag changes in. Deletes nothing, anywhere.
Two-way syncMirrors both. Moves and deletions on either side copy across. Deleting here deletes there.
Check every (minutes, 5–1440)For the two sync modes. Default 15.
Scan incoming mail for spamCopied mail checked; spam goes to Junk. Never teaches the filter.
The other account's spam folderEmpty: found for you (Junk, Spam, [Gmail]/Spam…).
ConnectStarts it.
Account cardSource → mailbox, mode (Two-way sync…), interval, spam scan on, state. Copied here, Copied there, Scanned · to Junk, last run and node. After 10 failed runs in a row it pauses and shows why.
Run now · Pause · ResumePer account.
SettingsChange mode, interval, spam scan, folder, or a new password.
LogThe last run's output.
Cancel · DeleteCancel stops it; copied mail stays. Delete removes the connection and its saved password.

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