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Magic Winmail Server 2.3 - Mail Server

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By Heinz Tschabitscher, About.com

Magic Winmail Server - Mail Server

Magic Winmail Server - Mail Server

Heinz Tschabitscher

The Bottom Line

Magic Winmail Server is a simple, yet capable mail server. It doesn't come with many extras or advanced functionality, but provides a solid set of features for smaller installations.
Pros
  • Magic Winmail Server is easy to install and set up
  • Supports several anti-virus engines
  • Can fetch mail from remote POP accounts
Cons
  • Magic Winmail Server lacks IMAP, LDAP
  • Lacks support for TLS/SSL connections
  • No advanced spam filtering, throttling

Description

  • Magic Winmail Server is a POP and SMTP mail server including Web access.
  • Supports multiple domains, can use NT authentication.
  • Magic Winmail Server has an interface to include several anti-virus engines.
  • Supports groups/mailing lists, can fetch mail from remote POP accounts.
  • Several actions can be scheduled in Magic Winmail Server.
  • Magic Winmail Server offers simple content filters and can filter against spam blacklists.
  • Magic Winmail Server supports Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP.

Guide Review - Magic Winmail Server 2.3 - Mail Server

If you don't need all the advanced features (and the difficult configuration that often comes with them) of the "big" mail server, Magic Winmail Server is worth a close look.

Magic Winmail Server is a simple server, but has almost all the essential features for a small workgroup or family. It even has rudimentary mailing list support, can use NT user authentication and includes useful and quite functional Web-based interface. Downloading mail from remote POP accounts and providing it for local users works like a snap, and configuring it is easy like most of Magic Winmail Server's administration.

It's a pity that Magic Winmail Server doesn't support TLS/SSL connections, and including an IMAP server would be great, too.

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