I'm planning a small project for the next month or two - my homebrew imap server so I can always have access to years of accumulated email - no matter where I might be. Now, I'm not all too familiar ...

When it works correctly, email can feel seamless. But a failure reveals its two separate components: one kind of server handles your mail app retrieving messages; another sends them out. These ...

I will be up-front and say that I have always preferred a well configured Linux Sendmail server when it came to the mail server and operating system of choice. While I have dabbled with various ...

Ok, so I should've known it was too good to be true. I recently moved my servers (including my mail-server) from one physical location to another. In the process I switched from Bellsouth DSL to ...

To an organization, e-mail is arguably the most important Internet service. It cuts down the costs and hassle of communicating with people around the world. But if you want more flexibility and ...

Jonathan Yarden recently explained why he thinks the time has come to find a replacement for SMTP. In that column, he proposed a solution for SMTP's security problem: registered e-mail servers. Now, ...

Configuring an SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server on Windows Server is a common task for system administrators who need to enable applications or websites to send email messages. Unlike a ...