diff --git a/admin_manual/groupware/index.rst b/admin_manual/groupware/index.rst index 1670736e1..753447f16 100644 --- a/admin_manual/groupware/index.rst +++ b/admin_manual/groupware/index.rst @@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ Groupware .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 - calendar \ No newline at end of file + calendar + mail \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/admin_manual/groupware/mail.rst b/admin_manual/groupware/mail.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..dfd1e8ef8 --- /dev/null +++ b/admin_manual/groupware/mail.rst @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +==== +Mail +==== + +Account delegation +------------------ + +The Mail app supports account delegation if the delegation is handled by the mail server. That means the mail server has to accept emails sent from an alias address. + +In mailcow, for example, the setting is called *Also allowed to send as user*. + +.. warning:: Unless paired with shared *Sent* mailboxes or handled otherwise by the mail server, sent messages will be stored in the sender's personal *Sent* mailbox. diff --git a/user_manual/groupware/mail.rst b/user_manual/groupware/mail.rst index 780644aa9..0344de6f7 100644 --- a/user_manual/groupware/mail.rst +++ b/user_manual/groupware/mail.rst @@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ Your account settings such as: Can be found in the action menu of a mail account. There you can edit, add or remove settings depending on your need. +Account delegation +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The app allows account delegation so that one user can send emails from the address of another. + +1) The delegation has to be configured on the mail server by an admin +2) Add the other email address as an alias for your own email account +3) When sending an email, select the alias as sender + +.. warning:: The sent email might not be visible to the original account if it's stored in your personal *Sent* mailbox. Compose messages ----------------