https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/ 2026-05-06T11:36:51+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/how_to:encrypt_sessions?rev=1542192349&do=diff How To Encrypt Sessions VPOP3 Enterprise 2.6 and later supports SSL/STARTTLS encrypted sessions to VPOP3 itself. So, the email client or web browser will encrypt the data passed to VPOP3 so it cannot be intercepted. This requires an SSL Certificate to be created for VPOP3. text/html 2026-03-23T10:18:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:create_an_ssl_certificate?rev=1774261123&do=diff How to create an SSL Certificate VPOP3 Enterprise supports SSL certificates for encrypted sessions. The basic mechanism to create an SSL certificate is that you have to generate a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) then send that to a CA (Certificate Authority) who will sign your certificate and give you the certificate back. text/html 2019-11-12T16:06:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:v2_-_move_to_a_new_pc?rev=1573574804&do=diff How To Move VPOP3 Version 2 to a New PC (Also applies to version 1.x) To move VPOP3 to a new PC you should go through the following steps: * Copy the VPOP3 files * Copy the VPOP3 directory and subdirectories from the old PC to the new PC. (If you are moving to Windows Vista/2008/7/2012/8 or later, do NOT copy the files to a 'Program Files' folder on the new PC. Recent versions of Windows have special protection for those folders, which is not compatible with VPOP3) text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:10054?rev=1542192349&do=diff Socket Error 10054 - The virtual circuit was reset by the remote end Error 10054 means that the connection between VPOP3 and a remote computer (eg the ISP or another computer on your LAN) was disconnected by something outside of VPOP3. This is often caused by anti-virus software or Internet security/firewall on the VPOP3 machine but it could be any of a number of things. Any software or hardware that is sitting between VPOP3 and the ISP could be the root cause. text/html 2026-03-26T13:20:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:bccs?rev=1774531222&do=diff text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:calendar_on_ios?rev=1542192349&do=diff Configuring Calendar on iOS These instructions are for configuring a new Calendar account on iOS for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The version of iOS used for these instructions is iOS v6.0, but they will probably work or help with other versions of iOS. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:calendars?rev=1542192349&do=diff Calendars To use the calendar facility in VPOP3 you need a CalDAV aware client. We have tested it with the free Mozilla Sunbird & Lightning products as well as the emClient email client. These products need a URL to be able to access the CalDAV data store. Once you have the URL (see below), copy it into the text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:can_t_alter_dates_in_autoresponder_rules?rev=1542192349&do=diff Can't alter dates in Autoresponder Rules If you try to edit an Autoresponder Rule which has a start/end time set, you may notice that you can't edit the dates in there. This is because VPOP3 prevents you from setting it so that the “start date” is after the “end date text/html 2025-08-18T15:28:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:configure_srs?rev=1755530891&do=diff Configure SRS In VPOP3 8.8 and later, you can use Lua scripting to implement 'SRS' (Sender Rewriting Scheme') in VPOP3 This involves adding a couple of functions to rewrite outgoing return paths in 'relayout.lua' or 'mxout.lua' as appropriate and a couple of functions to redirect rewritten bounce message recipients in 'smtpsvr.lua' text/html 2026-03-26T13:18:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:configuring_vpop3av_to_detect_macros_puas?rev=1774531121&do=diff text/html 2026-03-26T13:23:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:determining_vpop3_server_address?rev=1774531423&do=diff text/html 2026-03-26T13:24:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:dns_servers_for_internal_external_access?rev=1774531446&do=diff text/html 2026-03-26T13:19:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:duplicated_messages?rev=1774531146&do=diff text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:full_text_search?rev=1542192349&do=diff Full Text Search In VPOP3 Enterprise v7.0 a facility for full-text-search on message content was added. Because the full-text-search indexes can be quite big, this facility is optional. For several reasons, the full-text-search is stored in a separate PostgreSQL database. This means that it is not backed up with your standard backups. After a restore, the full-text-search index can be rebuilt from the raw message content. text/html 2026-03-26T13:21:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:handling_database_backups?rev=1774531304&do=diff text/html 2026-03-26T13:21:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:ignoring_specific_detected_viruses?rev=1774531261&do=diff text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:internet_explorer_10_issues?rev=1542192349&do=diff Internet Explorer 10 Issues If you are using IE10 with VPOP3 prior to v6.2, then you may have issues accessing the VPOP3 Webmail and/or admin settings. These can usually be solved by telling IE10 to use 'compatibility mode'. Alternatively, using another web browsers such as text/html 2026-03-26T13:19:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:licence_activation_not_working?rev=1774531171&do=diff text/html 2026-03-26T13:20:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:lost_password?rev=1774531239&do=diff text/html 2019-11-12T16:09:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:move_vpop3?rev=1573574974&do=diff How To: Move VPOP3 You can usually move VPOP3 without having to uninstall and reinstall. It is best to move VPOP3 rather than reinstalling from scratch on the new PC or in the new location, because that way you can keep all your existing settings, rather than having to try to recreate them. text/html 2026-03-26T13:19:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:quarantine_report_email_has_invalid_links?rev=1774531199&do=diff text/html 2026-03-26T13:22:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:recover_deleted_messages?rev=1774531352&do=diff text/html 2026-03-26T13:24:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:recover_registry_settings_from_a_dead_windows_installation?rev=1774531472&do=diff text/html 2026-03-26T13:17:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:reset_admin_access_restrictions?rev=1774531058&do=diff text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:restore_a_backup_of_vpop3?rev=1542192349&do=diff How to Restore a backup of VPOP3 The instructions below are to restore a full backup. You may also be able to recover deleted messages if you do not need to restore a full backup. Version 5 or later If you just need to restore a database backup, see steps 4 to 7 below. text/html 2025-12-17T09:19:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:restore_a_database_backup?rev=1765963180&do=diff Restore a database backup By default VPOP3 makes a daily backup of the VPOP3 database to a file 'DBBACK-n.DMP' in the VPOP3 installation directory (it is possible to change this in the settings). These are cycled on a weekly basis so you will usually have the last seven days' worth of backups. These can be useful if the database gets damaged somehow. text/html 2022-11-18T11:43:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:restore_deleted_calendars?rev=1668771832&do=diff Restore Deleted Calendars This article will help if a user has been deleted and all their calendars are lost and need to be restored. Note that this functionality is not built into VPOP3, and requires the use of Python3 to run a script First you need to install Python 3.8 or later, and the psycopg2 plugin text/html 2026-03-26T13:21:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:sending_different_users_mail_separately_using_mx_dns_overrides?rev=1774531282&do=diff text/html 2026-03-26T13:23:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:sending_different_users_mail_through_different_isp_relay_accounts?rev=1774531399&do=diff text/html 2026-03-26T13:15:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:sending_mail_failing_with_an_error_about_a_blank_sender_or_sender?rev=1774530940&do=diff text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:sending_mail_through_your_gmail_account?rev=1542192349&do=diff Sending mail through your Gmail account According to Google, the settings for sending mail through Gmail are: Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server - requires TLS or SSL: smtp.gmail.com (use authentication) Use Authentication: Yes Port for TLS/STARTTLS: 587 Port for SSL: 465 text/html 2020-07-22T10:32:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:signing_outgoing_mail_with_dkim?rev=1595413960&do=diff Signing outgoing mail with DKIM DKIM, also known as DomainKeys Identified Mail, is a form of email authentication that digitally signs emails to prove that they were sent from authorized domains and aren't fake emails. Companies like Google and Yahoo use DKIM to sign their emails and it is becoming ever more popular. text/html 2026-03-26T13:16:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:spam_filter_false_positives?rev=1774530992&do=diff text/html 2026-03-26T13:18:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:turning_the_spam_filter_on_or_off?rev=1774531087&do=diff text/html 2026-03-26T13:22:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:uninstalling_vpop3av?rev=1774531376&do=diff text/html 2019-11-08T15:37:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:upgrade_vpop3_to_version_5?rev=1573227472&do=diff How To Upgrade VPOP3 to version 5 or later Upgrading VPOP3 is usually a straightforward process. Download VPOP3 from our web site and back up your current installation just in case something goes wrong. Then simply run the installer that you downloaded and install it over the top of your existing VPOP3. All your settings and mail will be preserved. text/html 2020-09-03T15:07:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:upgrade_vpop3_to_version_8?rev=1599145654&do=diff Upgrading VPOP3 to version 8.x from v7 or earlier VPOP3 v8.x uses PostgreSQL 10 as its database engine, which is the latest supported 32 bit version of PostgreSQL. Later versions of PostgreSQL are 64-bit only, which means we cannot use them while continuing to support 32 bit versions of Windows. text/html 2026-03-18T20:49:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:upgrade_vpop3_to_version_9?rev=1773866994&do=diff Upgrading VPOP3 to version 9.x from v7 or v8 VPOP3 v9 and later requires a 64 bit version of Windows 8.1 or later VPOP3 v9.x uses PostgreSQL 18 as its database engine. This can only easily be upgraded from PostgreSQL 9.3 or later, which means it must be an upgrade of VPOP3 v7 or later. If you are using an earlier version of VPOP3, then upgrade it to v8.7 first, then upgrade to v9 or later text/html 2019-11-12T16:09:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:v3_-_move_to_a_new_pc?rev=1573574948&do=diff Move VPOP3 Version 3 or 4 to a new PC Moving VPOP3 Version 3 or 4 to a new PC is slightly different from moving earlier versions, because of the database system. The summary of steps is: * Stop VPOP3 on the original PC * Manually make a backup of the database on the original PC text/html 2026-04-21T11:12:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:v5_-_move_to_a_new_pc?rev=1776769960&do=diff Move VPOP3 Version 5 (or later) to a new PC Moving VPOP3 Version 5 or later to a new PC is slightly different from moving earlier versions, because of the database system, which was introduced for version 3 and modified for version 5. The summary of steps is: * Stop VPOP3 on the original PC text/html 2025-10-06T15:24:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:vpop3_antivirus_update_error_-_error_11?rev=1759764259&do=diff VPOP3 Antivirus Update Error - Error 11 If you receive an “Error 11” when VPOP3 Antivirus is attempting to upgrade, then this means that it cannot download the antivirus updates from the Internet * Make sure you are using the latest version of the VPOP3AV plugin. You can check the version in the Settings text/html 2026-03-26T13:22:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:vpop3db_postgresql_service_not_starting?rev=1774531333&do=diff