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 (POP3), and Simple Mail
Transfer Protocol (SMTP), as well as a number of other protocols
and Internet conventions.
What's new in AppleShare IP Mail 6.0
If you've upgraded from a previous version of AppleShare, you'll
notice that the following Mail Server features have changed in
AppleShare IP 6.0:
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IMAP Support |
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AppleShare IP 6.0 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 6.0 supports POP3, 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 IMAP database. |
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Enhanced Management Controls |
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The AppleShare IP 6.0 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 provides a complete record of
sever activity. |
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Scheduled Connections |
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The AppleShare IP 6.0 Mail Server now allows connections to any
host to be scheduled down to the hour, and support for the Internet
ETRN standard allows remote servers to be polled for waiting messages. |
IMPORTANT: This section assumes you have followed the installation and setup
instructions in the “AppleShare IP Getting Started” manual. If
you haven't, you should complete the instructions in that manual
before attempting to perform the tasks in AppleShare IP Help.