IMail Server v11 Core Features

Following are the core features of IMail Server. See our Imail version comparison for determining which version of IMail is right for your organization.

If you would like more information or assistance with choosing the right IMail package for you, feel free to Contact Us.

IMail Server Premium

Premium Anti-Spam

Commtouch IP reputation offers:

• Edge detection based on real-time IP reputation
• Rejects spam during the SMTP transaction, before data is sent
• Local caching of results for increased efficiency

Commtouch RPD technology offers:

• High spam detection rate with almost no cases of false positives
• Protection against phishing attempts
• Content-agnostic threat protection
• Multi-language threat detection
• Multi-format threat detection
• High performance(~200 msgs/sec)
• Persistent cache for fast operation after restart

Plus all of the features listed below

IMail Server

Collaboration

IMail Server allows Microsoft Outlook users to share their own up-to-date contact lists, calendars and task lists.

• Secure within your organization, including free/busy scheduling
• Share Calendars, Contacts, Email, and Notes
• Public Calendars
• Public Contacts
• User control Access to personal folders
• Does not Require an Exchange Server
• Works with Outlook 2000 and Above
• Synch Outlook contacts with Web Messaging

Instant Messaging

IMail Server delivers instant messaging for your teams to collaborate securely and instantly around the world or around the corner.

For Administrators...

• A fast, easily-managed server that runs inside your firewall
• Ability to log and record all IM sessions
• Export conversations to RTF files for archive or search purposes
• Encryption of conversation logs based on the 168-bit 3DES encryption standard
• Integration with your Windows directory for easy administration
• Flexible controls for logging and recording conversations
• Server-based access control of multiple IM servers to permit or deny access to other Ipswitch Instant Messaging servers running on the network

...and Users

• Check the availability of your co-workers at a glance
• Include files and documents in conversations
• Invite multiple users to join a conversation
• Send messages to other users even when they are offline
• Set your status on the system, for example "On The Phone"
• Retrieve, save, and print previous conversations
• Spell-check, in real-time, before their messages are sent
• Conversation recall, which automatically retrieves the entire conversation when it is continued after the client has been closed
• Immediately access IM users' names or email addresses with Smart Tags
• Easy to learn and use
• Ipswitch's instant messaging server encrypts all communications

Mobile Synchronization

IMail Server offers mobile synchronization and push email for your organization to stay connected anytime and anywhere.

• Direct Push of personal calendar, personal contacts, and personal tasks in real time
• Current support available for Windows Mobile 5 and Windows Mobile 6 devices
• BlackBerry and Apple iPhone support available soon

Licensing

All IMail Editions allow unlimited domains per server license.

• IMail Server is the core of our product offerings and you can upgrade to Premium as your needs change.
• You also have complete flexibility to increase your user count as your needs change. User level options are 10, 25, 100, 250, 500, 1000 and unlimited users.
• We offer 2 options for virus protection; both are fully-integrated with IMail and available by subscription.
• IMail Server can now be purchased without a Service Agreement.
• New Ipswitch Digital Rights Management protects licensing.

Protection against the hazards of spam

IMail Server administrator controlled spam protection features:

• Statistical Filter
• Phrase Filter
• HTML Features filter
• URL Domain Black Lists
• Broken MIME Headers
• SPF
• Connection Checks

Reporting

IMail's Log Analyzer offers a window into server activity.

• Access logs for critical information into usage trends
• Determine which domains are generating the majority of the network traffic
• Use Log Analyzer to parse your IMail Server logs

Security

Ipswitch IMail Server has an extensive set of security enhancements that will give you confidence and keep you focused by preventing your server from being compromised.

• SSL/TLS support for SMTP, POP3, and IMAP4
• Various SMTP Relay lockdown options
• Dictionary Attack Prevention
• DOS Attack Prevention
• Auto Deny Hack Attempts
• Attachment Blocking

Administration

All IMail administrators have remote web access to view and manage their users and system settings, making it easy to manage from the office or on the road.

• Remote access web administration
• Intuitive Interface
• Single & Group Alias Support
• List Support with configurable options
• Create unlimited domains
• Control Message Size on Mailboxes and Domains
• Support for Inbound by Domains and Users
• Outbound Rules Support
• Active Directory Support
• Easy List Management
• Configurable location of logs
• White Lists
• Attachment Blocking
• Copy All Mail
• External Database support (MS SQL, Access)
• Use of virtual domains when limited IP addresses are available

Web Messaging

All IMail users have remote access to view and manage their email communication, in the office, at home or on the road through web messaging.

• Web Messaging Lite - low-bandwidth web client for quicker access for users on slow connections, like dial up.
• Written in .NET 2.0
• HTML/Plain Text Message Support
• Supports all popular browsers including Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari
• Web Calendar
• Custom Branding
• SSL Support
• Synch contacts with Outlook (IMail Premium)
• Language Support for 8 Languages (French, Italian, German, English, Spanish, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and Japanese templates)
• Customizable Languages
• Spell Checker
• Rich set of editing tools that includes paragraph alignment, font types, font size, special characters
• Vacation Message
• Auto Responders
• Signature Support
• Inbound Rule Support

Technical Specs

IMail can handle as many as 300,000 users, with an average message flow of ~25 per second / ~2 million a day.

• Support for 32 and 64 bit platforms
• IIS / .Net Framework 2.0
• SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, and LDAP Protocol Support
• RFC 1870 Compliant