https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/ 2026-05-13T08:49:03+00:00 https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/ https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/_media/wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_foreach?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: ForEach Statement ForEach Version 2.1.7+ Purpose Causes a loop to be run through for all values within specified criteria The ForEach statement requires either two or three parameters (depending on the type of loop that is being conducted), in the format text/html 2026-01-05T09:25:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:password_strength_checking_script?rev=1767605139&do=diff Password Strength Checking Script You can tell VPOP3 to enforce password strength checks by using a Lua script which performs the checks for you. The Lua script can be edited in Settings -> Scripts and is called passwordcheck.lua (in older versions of VPOP3 it is stored in a file called text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:white_black_lists?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spamfilter White/Blacklists This lets you set whitelists & blacklists for the spam filter. There are four lists you can manage. The Whitelist Addresses & Blacklist Addresses lists let you specify sender email addresses to check. With the default rule weights, if a sender's address is on the Whitelist, it will be allowed through the spam filter, and if it is on the Blacklist it will be blocked. If an address is on both the Whitelist and the Blacklist, they will cancel each other out, and the me… text/html 2026-03-16T11:02:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:useful_database_queries?rev=1773658952&do=diff Useful Database Queries Below are some database (SQL) queries which may be useful in some situations. You can run these from the 'psql' program at the command prompt. Some can also be run from the Settings -> Database -> Query page in the VPOP3 settings. text/html 2019-07-08T08:19:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:find_biggest_messages?rev=1562573942&do=diff Find biggest messages To find the 10 biggest messages in your VPOP3 message store: Go to Settings → Database → Query Alternatively, at a command prompt in the VPOP3 directory run psql (The password is 'vpop3pass') Then, type SELECT username, folder, subject, fromaddr, PG_SIZE_PRETTY(size) FROM messages.messages INNER JOIN messages.folders f USING(folderid) INNER JOIN users.users u ON u.usernumber=f.userid ORDER BY size DESC LIMIT 10; text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:find_message?rev=1542192349&do=diff Find a message If you know the subject of a message, you can search the entire message store for messages with this subject. Go to Settings → Database → Query Alternatively, at a command prompt in the VPOP3 directory run psql (The password is 'vpop3pass') text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:sender_direct_settings?rev=1542192349&do=diff SMTP Direct Sender Settings Mail Connectors -> Mail Senders -> SMTP Direct Sender -> Settings tab The SMTP Direct Settings tab lets you set how VPOP3 will send mail using SMTP Direct DNS Servers to Use This setting tells VPOP3 the IP addresses of the DNS servers it should use to find the recipients' mail servers. Separate multiple addresses with commas. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:signature_script?rev=1542192349&do=diff Signature Script If you want more complex signatures on outgoing emails, rather than the static text/HTML you can define within VPOP3, then you can use a simple Lua script to define the signature. The Lua script is stored in a file called signature.lua text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:user_prune_rules?rev=1542192349&do=diff Prune Rules The Edit User -> Prune Rules tab can be used to create/edit rules which cause messages to be automatically deleted according to specified criteria. To add or edit a “prune rule”, press the Add Rule button. This will add a new rule to the table, with a set of default settings. Don't worry, this rule doesn't take effect until you press the Submit button. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:address_book_tab?rev=1542192349&do=diff Address Book tab The Address Book tab within VPOP3 webmail enables you to manage your lists of contacts and add those contacts into a new or existing message. Substantial alterations to the interface were introduced in version 5. Both interfaces are documented. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:archive_general?rev=1542192349&do=diff Message Archive -> General Settings -> Message Archive -> General Tab Archive Messages If the Archive Messages box is checked, then VPOP3 will archive incoming and outgoing messages. Main Archive Store Directory You can set the message archive store to any directory accessible by the VPOP3 service. Enter the path in the text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:archive_offline?rev=1542192349&do=diff Message Archive -> Offline Tab Settings -> Message Archive -> Offline Tab. The Offline tab lets you tell VPOP3 to move old archived messages to an alternative store, such as CD/DVD or external drive etc. VPOP3 will create a ZIP file containing the old messages. The archive index will still remember the messages, and the name of the ZIP file they are contained in, so you will still be able to search for messages on date, sender, subject, etc, but not on the message content. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:calendar_calendars?rev=1542192349&do=diff Calendar.Calendars table The Calendar.Calendars table contains a list of all 'calendars' created in VPOP3. Each user account has at least one calendar Columns * calid - this is a integer sequential value which identifies the calendar uniquely in the database * text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:download_rules?rev=1542192349&do=diff Download Rules Download rules are a facility in VPOP3 where it can look at message summary information before downloading a message from an ISP POP3 mailbox (they do not work on incoming SMTP messages - use SMTP Rules for that) To edit download rules, go to text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:find_forwards_assistants_etc?rev=1542192349&do=diff Database query to find forwards/assistants etc in user settings Go to Settings -> Database -> Query Alternatively, at a command prompt in the VPOP3 directory run psql (The password is 'vpop3pass') Then, type select username,dataname,datavalue from users.usersettings inner join users.users using(usernumber) where datavalue ilike '%searchname%'; text/html 2025-06-23T10:51:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:imap4_server_script?rev=1750675906&do=diff IMAP4 Server Scripting (Added in V6.12) DoCapability function When the IMAP4 CAPABILITY command is received, VPOP3 generates a capability string based on settings, then calls DoCapability(ipaddr, capabilities) * ipaddr = IP address of the client computer text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:lan_forwarding_queue_status?rev=1542192349&do=diff LAN Forwarding Queue Status To view the LAN Forwarding Queue Status, go to Settings -> Local Mail -> LAN Forwarding -> Queue Status The LAN Forwarding Queue shows the messages which VPOP3 has currently got queued to be sent to another mail server on your network using SMTP. The LAN Forwarding Queue status page shows a simple list of the messages waiting to be sent. The four columns in the table show: text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:listserver_settings?rev=1542192349&do=diff ListServer Settings Settings -> ListServer Settings In VPOP3, the ListServer is an automated 'user' which handles mailing list requests, such as subscribe & unsubscribe commands. Anyone can send an email to the ListServer to subscribe to (public) mailing lists, or unsubscribe from mailing lists they are on, or see a list of public mailing lists etc. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:mail_senders?rev=1542192349&do=diff Mail Connectors -> Mail Senders The Mail Sender tells VPOP3 how to send mail out to the Internet. If you want to send mail for specific users to another specific mail server (e.g. a local Microsoft Exchange Server or another VPOP3 server) then use the text/html 2024-03-21T10:49:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:outgoing_message_script?rev=1711018194&do=diff Outgoing Message Scripting Every time VPOP3 adds a message to the Outgoing mail queue, it runs a script called outmessage.lua. Scripts are stored as files in the VPOP3 directory in VPOP3 v6.6 and earlier, or managed through the Settings -> Scripts page in VPOP3 v6.7 and later. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:smtp_direct?rev=1542192349&do=diff Mail Connectors -> Mail Senders -> SMTP Direct VPOP3 can be configured to send mail directly to the recipient's mail server (or the recipient's mail service provider). Usually this is only used if you have a high-end business class Internet connection - such as a leased line, or your mail server is co-located in a data centre. Attempts to use SMTP Direct sending on a dial-up/ADSL/Cable/FTTC/etc connection may be problematic since the receiving mail server may think you a home user who has been … text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:smtp_filtering?rev=1542192349&do=diff SMTP Service - Filtering The SMTP Server -> Filtering tab lets you set up filtering of messages going through the VPOP3 SMTP service. This may be incoming SMTP messages, or locally sent messages. SMTP Rules SMTP Rules let you create custom rules for processing messages as they go through the VPOP3 SMTP service. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:smtp_spam_reduction?rev=1542192349&do=diff SMTP Server -> Spam Reduction The Spam Reduction tab lets you configure various ways VPOP3 can reduce spam and email address spoofing Domainkeys “Domainkeys” is a way of signing a message to show that it comes from the person it claims to come from. The system is too complex to go into here, but it essentially takes key parts of the message header, as well as the message body and creates a PKI digital signature on it, using a 'private key' on your system. The receiving end will find the same… text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamfilter_script_configuration?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spamfilter Script Configuration tab You reach this tab by going to Settings --> Spam Filter -> General, and then choose the General tab. The Spamfilter script has various settings that can be changed to alter the behaviour of the spamfilter. These are defined in the script, so may change with different versions of the script. The settings are currently: text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamfilter_whitelist?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spamfilter.Whitelist table The Spamfilter.Whitelist table contains the spamfilter whitelist entries which do not contain wildcards or regular expressions. They are separated out to speed up checking. Columns * address - this is the email address in the whitelist text/html 2023-08-14T16:01:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_variables?rev=1692028861&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: Variables The VPOP3 spam filter script language supports simple variables. In most places these are specified as ${<variable name>}, but in some places they are just specified as <variable name> - for instance where a statement always puts its result into a variable. text/html 2019-08-19T08:58:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:status_monitor_protocol?rev=1566205125&do=diff Status Monitor (port 5109) protocol This page documents the protocol used between VPOP3 and the Status Monitor. It's not intended for any other purpose, so it's a bit limited, but in certain cases you may find this useful Login Before the Status Monitor receives any updates or can issue commands it must log in using a user's credentials. text/html 2023-03-27T10:32:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:user_routing_script?rev=1679913138&do=diff User Routing Script If there is a <username>/user_redirect.lua script, this Lua script can override VPOP3's message routing options. You can edit this either in the Settings -> Scripts page in the settings, or via the 'Routing' tab in the user's settings in the VPOP3 administration console. This script affects how VPOP3 will handle how messages text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:webmail_advanced?rev=1542192349&do=diff Webmail -> Advanced tab This page is reached from Services -> Webmail Server, then the Advanced tab. Here you can set various options for the VPOP3 Webmail/settings service. Allow Password in URL If you check this option, then you can specify the user's password in a text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:whats_new_in_version_5_webmail?rev=1542192349&do=diff What's new in version 5 webmail? This is a list of some of the most noticeable changes to VPOP3's webmail interface for version 5. For a more detailed list of changes, view our bugtracker. [VPOP3 Version 5 - mobile compatible webmail] Mobile compatible webmail If you access version 5 webmail from a mobile device, you will probably be redirected to the mobile compatible version. It is a cut-down version of Webmail, which retains the key features, but doesn't utilise the extra features which w…