Users - Mail Settings | Admin Guide - Zoho Directory

Configure mail settings for a single user

Prerequisites

  1. Zoho Mail must be added to Zoho Directory.
  2. User must have a mailbox.
Roles required to perform this action:
  1. Organization Owner
  2. Organization Admin

Configure mail settings of an user

Mail Settings lets you configure the mailbox privileges of a user. It also lets you set up email policies, mail forwarding, and out-of-office replies.

To configure mail settings for a user:
  1. Sign in to Zoho Directory, then click Admin Panel in the left menu.
  2. Go to Users, then click on a user. You can also use the search bar to find a specific user.
  3. Click Mail Settings.
    Note: The Mail Settings option won't be visible unless you enable mail hosting in Zoho Directory. Also, it will only be available for users with access to Zoho Mail.
  4. Enable/disable the required features for the user from the following:
    Feature
    Description
    Default status
    Outgoing
    Allow user to send emails
    Enabled
    Incoming
    Allow user to receive emails
    Enabled
    POP Access
    Allow user to forward emails to other email clients via Post Office Protocol (POP).
    Disabled
    ActiveSync
    Allow user to sync emails, calendars, and contacts with their mobile devices via Active sync protocol.
    Disabled
    Spam Check
    Process the user's incoming emails for spam filtering.
    Enabled
    IMAP Access
    Allow user to receive and sync emails in other email clients via Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).
    Disabled

  5. To apply an email policy to the user, select the required policy under Email Policy.
  6. To configure mail forwarding for the user:
    1. Click under Mail Forwarding.
    2. Enter the email address to which the emails should be forwarded.
    3. Click Add.
    Note: A verification email will be sent to the destination email address. Mail forwarding will be enabled only after verifying the destination email address.
  7. To configure out-of-the office reply for the user's incoming emails:
    1. Click under Out of office.
    2. Select the duration (of out-of-office) for which the incoming emails should be replied.
    3. Select the number of days in the Autoresponse Interval field.
      Info: Autoresponse interval is the time interval for sending subsequent replies when multiple emails are received from the same sender.
    4. Select whose emails are to be replied–All/Contacts list/Non contacts–in the Send Out of office to field.
    5. Enter the subject and message in their respective fields.
    6. Click Save.
      Configuring out of office reply