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| Download a
FREE evaluation copy of this inexpensive,
industrial- strength SMTP / POP3 mail server for
Windows NT, and see for yourself why it beats
your UNIX based mail system — hands down! |
IMail Server for
Windows NT is a high-performance SMTP / POP3 mail
server that will help you manage your Internet
and corporate intranet electronic mail —
efficiently and economically. Easy to administer
through a simple, intuitive graphical user
interface, it offers businesses an attractive
alternative to more complex, higher-priced UNIX
based systems. Easy-to-use features improve
productivity, and unlike other Internet mail
products, IMail Server for Windows NT is
non-proprietary and does not require a gateway*
or UNIX expertise.
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| Recently
chosen as one of the "best-of-breed"
components to be included in the new WebMaker
Internet server from networkMCI. |
The foundation of an
integrated family of Internet server software
products, IMail Server for Windows NT is
available for a range of scalable,
price/performance platforms that include Intel,
DEC/Alpha, and PowerPC. Although IMail Server
comes standard with ten free single-user licenses
for IMail Client for Windows, it also can be used
with any other POP3 mail client — giving you
complete flexibility in setting up a total mail
solution that incorporates disparate mail
clients. |
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| New
in Version 3.0: |
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| Built-in
Monitoring, Notification, and Restart |
IMail Server for
Windows NT can monitor specific services and
resources associated with the NT server on which
it resides. These include SMTP, POP3, WWW, News,
and DNS services in addition to external router
and disk space. With built-in notification
capabilities, system administrators are assured
of knowing if something goes wrong with any of
their mission-critical services. In addition,
each of the monitored services can be set up to
automatically restart itself, or each can be
restarted remotely using IMail Server’s
remote administration capabilities.
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| Multidomain
Support through Virtual Hosts |
IMail Server
supports an unlimited number of user accounts. In
addition, with Version 3.0 it provides
multidomain support for mail by implementing
multiple virtual hosts on a single Windows NT
system. This approach yields a number of
advantages, particularly for ISPs who can now
create a different virtual host to represent each
customer’s domain.
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| Remote
Administration via the Web 
IMail's Web Remote Administration
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IMail Server’s
remote administration features include a Web
interface that makes administration extremely
convenient. Using any forms-capable Web browser,
administrators can add, delete, or change users
and aliases, and users can change individual
passwords, Finger plans, and vacation messages.
In addition, the status of selected services can
be monitored from the Web.
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| Administrator-Set Limits |
IMail Server allows
system administrators to set limits on mailbox
size and the number of messages for each user.
They can also set a maximum message size for each
virtual host. These features give administrators
more control over the server’s resources
while helping to prevent mismanagement and abuse
by users.
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| Ability to
Use NT User Authentication Database |
Although IMail
Server provides system administrators with the
ability to create their own unique IMail user
accounts, they also have the option of using the
Windows NT user database or a specified subset
for each virtual host. Some system administrators
like the simplicity of using this common
mechanism for registering users.
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| Optional
Mail-to-Pager Capability |
With IMail
Server’s mail-to-pager capability, system
administrators can create special aliases that
route messages to users’ alphanumeric
pagers. The sender’s identification and the
first 250 characters of a message can be read by
the receiving pager. The entire message can also
be saved in a user-specified mailbox.
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| Optional
Mail-to-Fax Capability |
IMail Server’s
mail-to-fax capability allows system
administrators to create special aliases that
route messages directly to a fax machine. This
feature allows ISPs, for example, to set up
e-mail accounts for customers who do not have a
PC or Internet access and want to receive e-mail
messages via a fax machine. With this option,
other users could send fax messages from their
desks by sending e-mail to a special account on a
local server that faxes it to the recipient.
(Note: Mail-to-Fax option only available for
Intel versions of IMail Server.)
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| Optional DNS
Server |
DNS service is
critical for e-mail applications, and
Ipswitch’s DNS Server is an excellent choice
for users who want a consistent interface and
more integrated environment. It features a
graphical interface for easy entry of domains and
hosts — there is no need to learn the
obscure DNS syntax of config files. It is also
efficient, built from the ground up for NT rather
than a UNIX port. |
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| System Administration |
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IMail's User Registration Window
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IMail Server for
Windows NT system administration is accomplished
primarily through IMail User Manager, which
allows system administrators to create and delete
users, modify user properties, and create,
delete, or modify aliases. Upon starting IMail
User Manager, the User Registration window
appears, showing all registered IMail users. A
button bar allows a system administrator to
choose the desired operation.
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IMail's User Properties Window
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Either adding users
or modifying user properties brings up the same
User Properties dialog box. From here, a system
administrator can update a user’s Finger
plan file (distributed by the Finger server),
change inbound mail processing rules for users,
set up vacation processing, set up an automated
response using IMail’s InfoManager, change
passwords, set up mail forwarding, set limits on
mailbox size and number of messages, and enable
or disable a variety of privileges.
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| IMail User Utility
(IMutil) |
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IMail's User Utility Window
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A companion program
to IMail User Manager, IMutil is distributed to
individual users at the discretion of their
system administrator. IMutil is independent of
the user’s POP3 Windows client, and it may
be used on as many PCs as desired at no
additional cost. IMutil gives individual users
the flexibility to manage certain aspects of
their mail accounts right from their PC. This
includes changing their password, setting up mail
forwarding and vacation processing, changing
inbound mail processing rules, and updating their
Finger plan file. The information window below
the button bar displays a record of the user's
communication with the server, while providing
feedback on the success of user requested
operations.
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| Remote
Administration Utilities |
Two remote
administration utilities are provided with IMail
Server for Windows NT. The IMail Remote
Administration Utility (IRADMIN) allows a system
administrator to log on to the mail server from a
remote system and add or delete user mail
accounts or modify user properties. The Web
Remote Administration Utility (described above)
allows system administrators to manage mail
accounts using a Web browser on a remote system .
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| The IMail Server
for Windows NT Family |
IMail Server for
Windows NT is the foundation of an integrated
family of Internet server software products. The
IMail Server family of products brings
full-featured, cost-effective Internet services
to small businesses, departmental workgroups, and
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) — without
the expense and overhead of UNIX-based systems.
In addition to SMTP and POP3 servers, the IMail
Server for Windows NT family includes the
following server products that run as services on
Windows NT:
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| List Server |
Enables users to
create mailing lists and no-maintenance
discussion groups.
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| Finger and Whois
Servers |
Allow Internet users
to query the NT server for information about
particular users.
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| Password Server |
Allows users of
Eudora and NuPOP mail clients to change their
mail server password.
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| Optional DNS Server |
Enables system
administrators to assign host names to IP
addresses and to maintain them in one location,
rather than maintaining a hosts file on each
system in the network. |
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| System
Requirements |
- Intel (486/66 PC or higher), DEC Alpha,
or PowerPC (601 or higher)
- Microsoft Windows NT 3.5 or later
- Network Interface card installed and
configured to use Microsoft’s TCP/IP
for Windows NT
- 20 MB disk space for Intel and DEC Alpha
platforms, 30 MB for PowerPC (30 user
workgroup)
- 16 MB memory minimum (32 MB recommended)
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| *Compatibility
with Microsoft Mail/Microsoft Exchange |
IMail
Server for Windows NT is the perfect solution for
Microsoft Exchange users who require an SMTP mail
server to send and receive mail via the Internet.
IMail Server for Windows NT can also be used with
Microsoft SMTP Gateway in place of the UNIX
Internet gateway which is required when using
Microsoft Mail to connect to the Internet. |
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