The AppleShare IP Mail Server provides mail service for AppleTalk
and TCP/IP-based client mail applications. Users log on to the
Mail Server to send and receive mail, and the Mail Server communicates
with other mail servers to deliver mail to the appropriate mail
server. The Mail Server uses the same Users & Groups Data File
as the Web & File Server, so it's easy to maintain user names.
The AppleShare IP Mail Server supports Internet Message Access
Protocol (IMAP), Post Office Protocol (POP), and Simple Mail Transfer
Protocol (SMTP), as well as a number of other protocols and Internet
conventions.
What's new in AppleShare IP 6:
If you've upgraded from AppleShare IP 5, you'll notice that the
following Mail Server features have changed in AppleShare IP 6:
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Automatic mail database verification |
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The AppleShare IP 6 Mail Server checks and verifies the mail database
every time you start up the server. This feature is particularly
useful if the mail database has been damaged or has not been closed
properly. If the Mail Server detects a problem with the database,
the user is notified. You may choose to verify immediately or,
if the server is unattended, verification begins automatically
after a 30 second delay. The Mail Server verifies the database
and prevents any loss of data. However, in some rare cases such
as low memory or low disk space, the Mail Server will be unable
to complete a mail database verification. You then need to run
the AppleShare IP Mail Tool application to recover the mail database. |
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Support for Realtime Blackhole List (RBL) anti-spam sites |
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The Mail Server allows you to prevent unwanted mail by checking
and blocking a connection. When you enable this option, the Mail
Server compares the incoming connection's originating address
against an active list on a server maintained by a private company.
If the originator is on this list, the connection is refused.
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Remote POP account download support |
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In addition to ETRN, the AppleShare IP 6 Mail Server allows the
administrator to contact remote POP mail servers to retrieve mail.
You can periodically log on to a POP inbox by configuring the
account, schedule, and network information. |
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Shared Users & Groups support |
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The AppleShare IP 6 Mail Server supports the shared Users & Groups
primary and secondary system configurations. This allows the administrator
to configure the Mail Server to run on either a primary or a secondary
Users & Groups system. You can also configure multiple Mail Servers
to run on the primary and the secondary systems to share and distribute
mail load. The AppleShare IP 6 Mail Server allows you to specify
the mail server that is responsible for storing mail for each
user so that multiple mail servers sharing a common Users & Groups
file can unambiguously determine the destination mail server for
any user in the shared Users & Groups system. The administrator
provides the TCP/IP address of the mail server that stores mail
for the user. |
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IMAP support |
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AppleShare IP 6 includes full support for the IMAP (version 4)
protocol, allowing users to access their mail from anywhere on
the Internet. Clients can use a number of industry-standard Internet
e-mail programs, including Netscape Communicator, Microsoft Outlook
Express, CTM PowerMail, Mulberry, Simeon, Siren, and more. |
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Full standards support |
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In addition to IMAP, AppleShare IP 6 supports POP, SMTP, PASS,
Finger, APOP (encrypted passwords), and mail notification, providing
a complete e-mail solution with all of the popular Internet protocols
supported in one server. |
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High-performance message storage |
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AppleShare IP Mail Server uses a high-performance database, so
accounts and messages are not limited by the Mac OS file system.
The Mail database stores unique messages only once on the disk,
providing improved performance, lower delivery times, and much
better disk utilization than traditional file-based message storage
systems. A built-in V-Twin-based search engine provides extremely
fast text searching across the Mail database on IMAP-based client
mail software. |
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Enhanced management controls |
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The AppleShare IP 6 Mail Server adds many new management features
for controlling mail delivery, sending, and relaying, including
anti-spam control. The improved administration application allows
messages to be viewed and controlled by destination. Extensive,
configurable logging facilities provide a complete record of server
activity. |
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Scheduled connections |
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The AppleShare IP 6 Mail Server now allows connections to any
host to be scheduled by the hour, and support for the Internet
ETRN standard allows remote servers to be polled for waiting messages. |
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Shared folders support |
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The Mail Server now supports the ability to allow IMAP clients
to share mail folders, a feature of some client mail software.
This feature allows users to share a folder or entire mailbox,
and all of the mail inside, with other users on the same mail
server. (See the documentation that came with your client mail
application for more information.) |
IMPORTANT: This section assumes you have followed the installation and setup
instructions in the "Getting Started" manual or "Upgrading" document
that came with your software. If you haven't, you should complete
those instructions before attempting to perform the tasks in AppleShare
IP Remote Help.