Functionality for adding and removing different messaging and catalog
services has been moved to the PowerTalk Key Chain.
There is now a user adjustable time-out period. If the system is idle for a
given amount of time, the user will be prompted to enter a password to
access collaboration services. This is useful in the situation where
someone walks away from their desk, leaving their Macintosh computer
unattended.
Visitor Mailboxes
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There are situations where a user might want to retrieve their mail from
somewhere other than their usual workstation. There are also situations
where one user may want to have mailboxes for multiple PowerShare accounts
simultaneously open on the desktop. To handle these situations, PowerTalk
provides Visitor Mailboxes.
Mail Source
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| Visitor |<-------| PowerShare Mail Server |----
| Mailbox |<-- -------------------------- |
----------- | -------------------------- |
-----| Server Based Mail |- |
| Access Module | | | ---------
--------------------------- | ->| |
-------------------------- ---->| System |
| Direct Dialup Mail |------>| Mailbox |
-------------------------- --->| |
-------------------------- | ->| |
| Direct AppleTalk Mail |-- | ---------
-------------------------- |
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| Personal Mail Access |----
| Module |
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What is accessible from which mailbox
Visitor Mailboxes contain any messages that come from a PowerShare Mail
Server. The messages can be delivered directly through the PowerShare Mail
Server or through a server-based Mail Service Access Module. In either
case, the messages are delivered to a message queue on a PowerShare Mail
Server.
Visitor Mailboxes do not have access to messages delivered to a local
message queue. Any messages that are delivered through Direct Dialup mail,
Direct AppleTalk mail or through a personal Mail Service Access Module
cannot be accessed through a Visitor Mailbox.
By default, Visitor Mailbox capability is turned off in PowerTalk. To
enable Visitor Mailboxes, open the System Mailbox and select Preferences
from the Mail menu.
?Check the box to enable Visitor Mailboxes. Now there will be a new
selection in the Special menu for creating a Visitor Mailbox.
When selecting Visitor Mailbox, the user will provide the PowerShare
account name, password, and which catalog contains the account.
?If the workstation does not know about the PowerShare Catalog containing
the account, select Other and PowerTalk will perform a network search to
find available PowerShare Catalogs. Once the list is complete, select the
PowerShare Catalog containing the user's account.
One PowerTalk workstation can have multiple Visitor Mailboxes open at the
same time. Each Visitor Mailbox points to a different server-based message
queue.