Getting Started

Caldera Volution^(TM) Messaging Server is a secure, robust, and easy-to-use messaging server delivering superior application compatibility for small-to-medium sized businesses. Based on open standards for mail and directory services, the Messaging Server supports Microsoft® Outlook products, messaging components of Netscape® and Internet Explorer browsers, and other popular mail clients. In addition, it interoperates with popular anti-virus, backup, and fax server software. The Messaging Server is compatible with other Caldera products and solutions; it supports Caldera OpenLinux Server and Open UNIX 8 operating systems, Reliant®HA clustering, and Volution Manager system administration.

The Evaluation Version 1.0.0 is a fully enabled 60-day version of the Volution Messaging Server product. This version will expire 60 days after it is installed. At that time, essential portions of the product will stop working. The Evaluation Version should NOT be used in a production environment.

If you are a Caldera Solutions Provider and wish to purchase the fully operational version of the Messaging Server, contact a Caldera distributor.

If you are a customer who wishes to deploy the fully operational version of the Messaging Server, contact an accredited Caldera Solutions Provider.

Before beginning the installation, review the following Messaging Server documentation:

• Late News, which contains up-to-date information on installation issues and platform support
• Getting Started Guide, which contains important information on system preparation, basic installation and graphical administration procedures. You can download a PDF version of the Getting Started Guide from this download page.

The Volution Messaging Server Evaluation Version is downloaded as a bzipped tar file. To download and install the Evaluation Version:

1. Download and review the Getting Started Guide ( msggs.pdf) file from the Messaging Server Download page. In particular, familiarize yourself with the contents of Chapter 2. "Before Installing the Messaging Server". You might want to print the entire guide for your convenience.

2. Select the complete product ( volutionmsg-expiring-bl1b.tar.bz2) file from the Messaging Server Download page and download the file into an temporary directory (this example assumes the /tmp directory).

3. If you are installing on an OpenLinux system, go to the next step.

   If you are installing on an Open UNIX 8 system, you must first enter the Linux environment and ensure that local display is available by entering (as root):

   linux
   xhost local:

4. As root, uncompress the tar file with the bunzip2 command:

   bunzip2 volutionmsg-expiring-bl1b.tar.bz2

5. Extract the archive with the tar command:

   tar xvf ./volutionmsg-expiring-bl1b.tar

6. Change into the cdrom directory and invoke the installer by entering:

   cd /tmp/cdrom
   ./install.sh

When the installation is complete, configure the Messaging Server as described in the Getting Started Guide.

During installation, you are prompted to accept the end user license agreement. You must accept this license in order to install and evaluate the product.

Please remember that the evaluation license is valid for 60 (sixty) days from the date of installation of the product. The product will not work beyond 60 days. Should you wish to use the product on a permanent basis, please purchase the fully operational version from an accredited Caldera Solutions Provider.

After the product is installed, online documentation can be viewed using DocView. To do so, point your browser at http://<local_host>:8457 and click on Messaging Server Documentation.