MESSAGING SYSTEM CONFIGURATOR

摘要

Apparatus, methods, and machine-readable articles of manufacture facilitate configuration of a networked messaging system (100). Nodes (120-150) of the system are automatically interrogated (315) to obtain current configuration information of each of the nodes, and a configuration file with the nodes' current configuration information is generated and stored (330) in a format that is readily editable. Exemplary formats include spreadsheet, comma separated variables, and other text formats. An administrator is allowed (335) to access and edit the configuration file, resulting in an updated configuration file with updated configuration information. Editing may include adding and removing servers, creating and removing digital networking mailboxes or links on the nodes, and other configuration changes. After the file is edited and the administrator or another authorized person issues a command (340) to configure the system, messages are automatically sent (350) to the nodes to configure the system in accordance with the updated configuration information.