MDaemon Email Server for Windows
Encyclopedia
MDaemon, developed by Alt-N Technologies, is a multi-language SMTP
/POP3
Windows-based mail server software
with web mail, remote administration
, secure Instant Messenger (IM)
, and Anti-spam techniques security. Some software in the family is commercial, and some are freeware
.
MDaemon mail server software provides groupware
features via integration with Microsoft Outlook
(using Outlook Connector for MDaemon) and a multi-language webmail client for email
access anywhere. Starting with release 11, MDaemon directly integrates BlackBerry Internet Service
. Release 12 "BlackBerry Edition" extended integration with features usually only available with BlackBerry Enterprise Server
. Availability of the BE edition has been limited in some countries due to legal restrictions.
MDaemon provides email security using a layered approach (with SecurityPlus for MDaemon) offering proactive protection against email-borne threats of spam
, viruses
, and phishing
. It uses the Vouch By Reference (VBR)
email authentication
technique and validates and signs messages using DKIM
, DK
, Sender-ID
, and SPF
.
The mail server software provides standards-compliant features for small-to-medium-sized businesses in multiple languages, while supporting mailing lists
, content filtering
, multiple domain support, flexible administration, and an open standards design
for mobile access. It has been used by businesses in over 90 countries and over 20 languages worldwide.
integrates the MDaemon Email Server and SecurityPlus for MDaemon software into a single hardware solution. Running on a PowerEdge 2950, the appliance is available in 4 basic configurations.
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is an Internet standard for electronic mail transmission across Internet Protocol networks. SMTP was first defined by RFC 821 , and last updated by RFC 5321 which includes the extended SMTP additions, and is the protocol in widespread use today...
/POP3
Post Office Protocol
In computing, the Post Office Protocol is an application-layer Internet standard protocol used by local e-mail clients to retrieve e-mail from a remote server over a TCP/IP connection. POP and IMAP are the two most prevalent Internet standard protocols for e-mail retrieval. Virtually all modern...
Windows-based mail server software
Mail transfer agent
Within Internet message handling services , a message transfer agent or mail transfer agent or mail relay is software that transfers electronic mail messages from one computer to another using a client–server application architecture...
with web mail, remote administration
Remote administration
Remote administration refers to any method of controlling a computer from a remote location.Software that allows remote administration is becoming increasingly common and is often used when it is difficult or impractical to be physically near a system in order to use it, or in order to access web...
, secure Instant Messenger (IM)
Instant messaging
Instant Messaging is a form of real-time direct text-based chatting communication in push mode between two or more people using personal computers or other devices, along with shared clients. The user's text is conveyed over a network, such as the Internet...
, and Anti-spam techniques security. Some software in the family is commercial, and some are freeware
Freeware
Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...
.
MDaemon mail server software provides groupware
Collaborative software
Collaborative software is computer software designed to help people involved in a common task achieve goals...
features via integration with Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available both as a separate application as well as a part of the Microsoft Office suite...
(using Outlook Connector for MDaemon) and a multi-language webmail client for email
E-mail
Electronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
access anywhere. Starting with release 11, MDaemon directly integrates BlackBerry Internet Service
BlackBerry Internet Service
The BlackBerry Internet Service is a service that provides BlackBerry smartphone users with access to Internet browsing, allows email messaging, instant messaging using the BlackBerry Messenger service, and more.The service also allows...
. Release 12 "BlackBerry Edition" extended integration with features usually only available with BlackBerry Enterprise Server
BlackBerry Enterprise Server
BlackBerry Enterprise Server designates the middleware software package that is part of the BlackBerry wireless platform supplied by Research In Motion...
. Availability of the BE edition has been limited in some countries due to legal restrictions.
MDaemon provides email security using a layered approach (with SecurityPlus for MDaemon) offering proactive protection against email-borne threats of spam
Spam (electronic)
Spam is the use of electronic messaging systems to send unsolicited bulk messages indiscriminately...
, viruses
Computer virus
A computer virus is a computer program that can replicate itself and spread from one computer to another. The term "virus" is also commonly but erroneously used to refer to other types of malware, including but not limited to adware and spyware programs that do not have the reproductive ability...
, and phishing
Phishing
Phishing is a way of attempting to acquire information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Communications purporting to be from popular social web sites, auction sites, online payment processors or IT...
. It uses the Vouch By Reference (VBR)
Vouch by Reference
Vouch by Reference is a protocol used in Internet mail systems for implementing sender certification by third-party entities. Independent certification providers vouch for the reputation of senders by verifying the domain name that is associated with transmitted electronic mail...
email authentication
E-mail authentication
Email authentication is the effort to equip messages of the email transport system with enough verifiable information, so that recipients can recognize the nature of each incoming message automatically...
technique and validates and signs messages using DKIM
DomainKeys Identified Mail
DomainKeys Identified Mail is a method for associating a domain name to an email message, thereby allowing a person, role, or organization to claim some responsibility for the message. The association is set up by means of a digital signature which can be validated by recipients...
, DK
DomainKeys
DomainKeys is an e-mail authentication system designed to verify the DNS domain of an e-mail sender and the message integrity. The DomainKeys specification has adopted aspects of Identified Internet Mail to create an enhanced protocol called DomainKeys Identified Mail...
, Sender-ID
Sender ID
Sender ID is an anti-spoofing proposal from the former MARID IETF working group that tried to join Sender Policy Framework and Caller ID. Sender ID is defined primarily in Experimental RFC 4406, but there are additional parts in RFC 4405, RFC 4407 and RFC 4408.- Principles of operation :Sender ID...
, and SPF
Sender Policy Framework
Sender Policy Framework is an email validation system designed to prevent email spam by detecting email spoofing, a common vulnerability, by verifying sender IP addresses. SPF allows administrators to specify which hosts are allowed to send mail from a given domain by creating a specific SPF...
.
The mail server software provides standards-compliant features for small-to-medium-sized businesses in multiple languages, while supporting mailing lists
Electronic mailing list
An electronic mailing list is a special usage of email that allows for widespread distribution of information to many Internet users. It is similar to a traditional mailing list — a list of names and addresses — as might be kept by an organization for sending publications to...
, content filtering
Content filtering
Content filtering is the technique whereby content is blocked or allowed based on analysis of its content, rather than its source or other criteria. It is most widely used on the internet to filter email and web access.- Content filtering of email :...
, multiple domain support, flexible administration, and an open standards design
Open standard
An open standard is a standard that is publicly available and has various rights to use associated with it, and may also have various properties of how it was designed . There is no single definition and interpretations vary with usage....
for mobile access. It has been used by businesses in over 90 countries and over 20 languages worldwide.
Other Applications integrated with MDaemon
- WorldClient: An integrated MDaemon web mail clientE-mail clientAn email client, email reader, or more formally mail user agent , is a computer program used to manage a user's email.The term can refer to any system capable of accessing the user's email mailbox, regardless of it being a mail user agent, a relaying server, or a human typing on a terminal...
, offering over 25 languages, provides groupwareCollaborative softwareCollaborative software is computer software designed to help people involved in a common task achieve goals...
collaboration for sharing email folders, calendars with free/busy scheduling, contacts, distribution lists, tasks, and notes from any browserWeb browserA web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier and may be a web page, image, video, or other piece of content...
. - WebAdmin: Remote account management from any browser.
- ComAgent: The integrated mail agent provides secure instant messaging, plus email and event calendar notifications.
Optional Applications that integrate with MDaemon
- Outlook Connector: Provides a seamless, ExchangeMicrosoft Exchange ServerMicrosoft Exchange Server is the server side of a client–server, collaborative application product developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Microsoft Servers line of server products and is used by enterprises using Microsoft infrastructure products...
-like, experience (with Microsoft Outlook), including access to shared folders, calendars and other groupware options. - SecurityPlus: Complements and extends the built-in security features of MDaemon with Zero-Hour Virus Outbreak Protection, Inline Antivirus Scanning, and Urgent Update Notification.
Product History
MDaemon was launched in 1996, and features have been added on a regular basis since then. Version 10.0 was released in August 2008.MDaemon Appliance
The MDaemon Email Server ApplianceServer appliance
A server appliance is a computer appliance that works as a server. It is designed so that the end-user does not need to understand the details of the operating system or the commands associated with it. Server appliances have their hardware and software preconfigured by the manufacturer. The...
integrates the MDaemon Email Server and SecurityPlus for MDaemon software into a single hardware solution. Running on a PowerEdge 2950, the appliance is available in 4 basic configurations.