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Mail Servers (& Services)

 

Introduction <top>

Area first started 2009-06-29 to provide and overview of and summarize some means of communication for business use.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_information_management

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_personal_information_managers

Related topics: Personal Information Management, Synchronizing

From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push_e-mail (2009-07-07):

"Apple's iPhone and iPod touch supported Yahoo! push e-mail since the phone's initial release in 2007. The July 2008 release of iPhone OS software brings Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync platform to Apple's handheld which allows the iPhone to synchronize e-mail, calendars and contacts with a Microsoft Exchange Server, Zimbra or Kerio MailServer. The software update — which adds other features commonly found in enterprise mobile devices — is available through iTunes as a free download for the iPhone and as a paid upgrade for the iPod touch.[1]

Additionally, at Apple's 2008 Worldwide Developers Conference, MobileMe was introduced as a subscription-based service that stores email, contacts, and calendars on a secure online server — or “cloud” — and pushes this information to various clients including the iPhone, iPod touch, and Mac. [2]"

more below: Kerio Mail Server

 

 

Hosted Services <top>

  1&1 MailXchange Microsoft Exchange MobileMe
  Note: NOT iPhone, Entourage,
this is NOT MS Exchange
   
Mfg   Microsoft Apple
Provider 1&1, ... 1&1, MS, ... Apple
Pricing, As service
  • $4.99/user/month, 1-4 users
  • $3.99/user/month, 5-24 -"-
  • more info
  • $6.99/user/month (1&1)
  • from $10/user/month (Microsoft)
  • ...
  • $99/user/year (=$8.25/month)
  • $149/family pack (5 users)
Cost/user/yr $60 $84 $99
 2 users $120 ($60/ea) $168 ($84/ea) $149 ($74.5/ea)
 4 users $240 ($60/ea) $336 ($84/ea) $149 ($37.25/ea)
 5 user $240 ($48/ea) $420 ($84/ea) $149 ($29.80/ea)
Buy ? From $699/server n/a
  1and1.com/xml/order/MailXchange microsoft.com/exchange  
       
Push-capable Yes (MS Mobile only) Yes Yes
ActiveSync® No Yes ???
iPhone well... Yes (ActiveSync®) Yes
Palm OS TBD TBD  
1&1   http://order.1and1.com/xml/order/MailExchange  
       
Calendar      
Contacts      
Email      
Notes      
Task      
       

 

 

Shrink-Wrapped, COTS <top>

Running you own mail server provide much more control over all functions including spam filtering but also can be quite cumbersome.

Products <top>

1&1 - hosted or virtual server (own)

Apple MobileMe - hosted

More also in Apple MobileMe - Synchronization.

MobileMe Servers

POP server: n/a Apparently not offered by default.*
IMAP server: mail.me.com  
SMTP server: smtp.me.com requires authentication

(Server info from www.apple.com/mobileme/setup/pc.html. *) Not offering POP by default from MobileMe doesn't offer POP e-mail access by default (Updated) (Dec 2008)

Microsoft, Microsoft Exchange Server - hosted or own

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbra

http://www.zimbra.com/

http://www.zimbra.com/products/product_editions.html#

 

Kerio Mail Server <top> - own

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerio_MailServer

PC Mag - Kerio MailServer 6 (2004-09-17 - a bit old...)

http://www.kerio.com/mailserver/

http://www.kerio.com/mailserver/wireless

 

Installed files:

  • /usr/local/kerio/
  • /Applications/Kerio MailServer/
  • Preference pane (in Other): Kerio MailServer Monitor

Webmail interface: http://192.168.1.2:81/webmail/index.php

 

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