https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/ 2026-05-06T10:14:20+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:database_files_used_in_vpop3_2.x?rev=1542192349&do=diff Database files used in VPOP3 2.x VPOP3 2.x usually uses SQLite 2.8.3 as its database engine. This stores databases in discrete *.db files in the VPOP3\_database directory on the server PC. We do not recommend that you access these databases directly unless you know what you are doing, and we strongly discourage the alteration of data in the databases directly unless technical support request you to. 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: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/how_to:database_size?rev=1542192349&do=diff VPOP3 Database Size The VPOP3 directory is stored in the VPOP3\pgsql\data folder and subfolders. If you are concerned about the size of the VPOP3 database, there are several factors which may make the database larger than you would expect: * The VPOP3 database contains a lot more information than just messages in mailboxes. This can include settings, outgoing messages, historical logging information, statistical information for the spamfilter, information about archived messages, etc. Also,… text/html 2026-04-06T17:59:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:mail_not_downloading_from_isp?rev=1775498387&do=diff Mail Not Downloading From ISP This normally happens because you have told VPOP3 to Leave Messages On Server (on the Mail Connectors -> Mail Collectors -> (name) -> POP3 General tab). If you do this, VPOP3 will leave messages on the ISP's mail server for several days, and remember that it has already downloaded them. Then, the next time it connects it will see that there are some messages waiting, but it may find that it has already downloaded them, so it won't download them again. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:vpop3_deleting_messages_as_old_messages?rev=1542192349&do=diff VPOP3 Deleting messages as 'old' messages If VPOP3 says 'deleting old message' in the status window activity log that means that it has seen the unique ID of that message before, longer ago than the time specified for VPOP3 to leave messages on the server, so it thinks that the message is an old message, and so deletes it. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:misc_advanced?rev=1542192349&do=diff Misc -> Advanced Tab Settings -> Misc Settings -> Advanced You will normally not need to change any settings on this page unless VPOP3 technical support have suggested it. If you do make changes, and want to go back to the original settings, the Restore Defaults button will restore the settings to their defaults. 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:user_advanced?rev=1542192349&do=diff User Advanced settings The Edit User → Advanced tab contains some 'advanced' settings for a VPOP3 user. Message Recycle Bin In VPOP3 Enterprise (v5 and later) the Message Recycle Bin will keep messages in the message store for a short time after the user has deleted the messages. This is to allow easier recovery from the inevitable case where a user has deleted messages by mistake, and wants them back. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:vpop3.deletemessage?rev=1542192349&do=diff VPOP3.DeleteMessage Lua function The Lua management function 'VPOP3.DeleteMessage' marks a specified message to be deleted, or removes the deleted flag. Messages marked to be deleted will not be deleted immediately, but only when that mailbox is 'purged' from an IMAP4 client. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:webmail_menu?rev=1542192349&do=diff Webmail Menu bar The Webmail Menu bar within VPOP3 webmail enables you to quickly perform relevant actions. The Menu has six main headings; of which, three have multiple options. Option Active Function V Notes Message Mail and View Message tabs Opens/closes Message menu 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 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:delete_a_user?rev=1542192349&do=diff How to Delete a User To delete a user from VPOP3, go to Users -> Accounts, select the user you wish to delete, and press the Delete button. Deleting an administrator You cannot delete the user as whom you are currently logged into the VPOP3 settings (e.g. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:err_can_t_open_the_message_file_-_it_s_gone?rev=1542192349&do=diff -ERR Can't open the message file - it's gone! If VPOP3 receives the error message “-ERR Can't open the message file - it's gone!” from your ISP's POP3 server when it is downloading messages, this is a symptom of a fundamental bug in your ISP's POP3 server. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:inbox_size_is_zero_but_mailbox_size_is_not_zero?rev=1542192349&do=diff Inbox size is zero but mailbox size is not zero In the VPOP3 settings sometimes, on the user account list the “Inbox Count” is shown as zero, but the “Mailbox Size” is not zero. This is not a bug, or mistake - the two figures are showing different things. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:outlook_behaviour_when_deleting_messages?rev=1542192349&do=diff Outlook behaviour when deleting messages from IMAP4 When you delete a message in Outlook it marks the message as deleted (putting a line through it). You have to 'purge' the mailbox to actually delete the message. See this Microsoft article for more information on this. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:undelete?rev=1542192349&do=diff Undelete Messages in VPOP3 Enterprise v5 or later If a user accidentally deletes messages or a message folder, you can easily undelete this within a few days. The amount of time that messages are stored in the VPOP3 'recycle bin' is set in Settings text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/adminapi:userruleactionupdate?rev=1542192349&do=diff UserRuleActionUpdate Replacement Use: ~userruleactionupdate~ Required parameter: * Account * RuleId * gr_id - action ID * !nativeeditor_status - inserted/deleted/updated * type * data This inserts/updates/deletes the specified message rule action text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/adminapi:userruleconditionupdate?rev=1542192349&do=diff UserRuleConditionUpdate Replacement Use: ~userruleconditionupdate~ Required parameter: * Account * RuleID * gr_id - condition ID * !nativeeditor_status - inserted/deleted/updated * matchi (1/0) * matchn (1/0) * match * field * data text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/adminapi:userruleupdate?rev=1542192349&do=diff UserRuleUpdate Replacement Use: ~userruleupdate~ Required parameter: * Account * gr_id - rule ID * !nativeeditor_status - inserted/deleted/updated * name * all * type This inserts/updates/deletes the specified message rule The return value is an XML tag: text/html 2025-10-14T15:43:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/faq:gdpr_hosted_vpop3?rev=1760456581&do=diff GDPR for hosted VPOP3 service (Since Brexit, the UK has “UK GDPR” instead of “EU GDPR”, so this document refers to UK GDPR) Also see GDPR for VPOP3 as most of that applies to the VPOP3 hosting service as well. This Data Processing Agreement is part of our hosted VPOP3 service terms. You can view the revision history by clicking on the 'clock' icon to the right. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:delete_outqueue_messages_directly_from_the_database?rev=1542192349&do=diff Delete OutQueue messages directly from the database If there is an extremely large number of messages (eg hundreds of thousands) in the VPOP3 OutQueue, then it may take a very long time for VPOP3 v5 and later to start as it check the message database tables for consistency during initialisation. text/html 2026-03-18T20:20:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:how_to?rev=1773865250&do=diff "How To" Articles Installation/Upgrades * Download VPOP3 * Install VPOP3 * Move VPOP3 * Upgrade VPOP3 * Upgrade VPOP3 to version 5.x or 6.x from version 4 or earlier * Upgrade VPOP3 to version 7.x from version 6 or earlier * Upgrade VPOP3 to version 8.x from version 7 or earlier * Upgrade VPOP3 to version 9 or later from version 7 or 8 * Performance Requirements * Installation Checklist General Configuration * Initial Configuration * Users * Add an Alias * Create… text/html 2024-01-15T11:35:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:repairing_corrupted_database?rev=1705318545&do=diff Repairing corrupted database With PostgreSQL (as with most high-end databases) the database system will automatically recover after power failures etc, if it can. If it can't then there is no manual 'repair' function, because the data cannot totally be recovered (or it would automatically have been recovered). 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 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:restore_folder_-_v5?rev=1542192349&do=diff Restore selected mail folders or mailbox in VPOP3 v5 or later (This option is only available in VPOP3 Enterprise) First - if the problem is that messages were deleted very recently (the default is within 3 days), you can probably use the Undelete feature in VPOP3. text/html 2026-01-05T09:31:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:vpop3_re-downloading_old_messages_from_isp_pop3_server?rev=1767605507&do=diff VPOP3 re-downloading old messages from the ISP POP3 server If you tell VPOP3's POP3 mail collector to leave messages on the ISP's server for a few days, you may find that sometimes VPOP3 will redownload all the messages from the ISP mailbox again. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/mailapi:userruleactionupdate?rev=1542192349&do=diff UserRuleActionUpdate Replacement Use: ~userruleactionupdate~ Required parameter: * RuleId * gr_id - action ID * !nativeeditor_status - inserted/deleted/updated * type * data This inserts/updates/deletes the specified message rule action text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/mailapi:userruleconditionupdate?rev=1542192349&do=diff UserRuleConditionUpdate Replacement Use: ~userruleconditionupdate~ Required parameter: * RuleID * gr_id - condition ID * !nativeeditor_status - inserted/deleted/updated * matchi (1/0) * matchn (1/0) * match * field * data This inserts/updates/deletes the specified message condition text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/mailapi:userruleupdate?rev=1542192349&do=diff UserRuleUpdate Replacement Use: ~userruleupdate~ Required parameter: * gr_id - rule ID * !nativeeditor_status - inserted/deleted/updated * name * all * type This inserts/updates/deletes the specified message rule The return value is an XML tag: text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:database_message_store?rev=1542192349&do=diff Database -> Message Store Tab This tab says how VPOP3 handles its message store Message Store The Delay while moving messages setting tells VPOP3 how quickly to import messages into the new database structure if it was upgraded from version 2.x or earlier. Usually this is OK to be left as it is, but if there is some special requirement to import the messages more quickly, you can decrease this number, but that will increase the load on the server. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:mail_tab?rev=1542192349&do=diff Mail tab The Mail tab within VPOP3 webmail enables you to manage your sent and received messages. As you can see from the screenshot, the page is divided into three main sections: Menu bar General tab bar Status bar [Mail tab - VPOP3 Version 5 Webmail] Page structure Mail toolbar The Mail toolbar contains the following buttons: text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:running_database_updates_within_a_transaction?rev=1542192349&do=diff Running database updates within a transaction This is a trick which database experts use, because they have learned (often the hard way) that a simple mistype can trash a database... Before running any database query which can alter the database (UPDATE, DELETE, INSERT, DROP, CREATE, ALTER) begin a database transaction using the text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:vpop3.getmessages?rev=1542192349&do=diff VPOP3.GetMessages Lua function The Lua management function 'VPOP3.GetMessages' retrieves a table containing all the mail messages in a specified folder. VPOP3.GetFolders(username, folder); * username is the username from VPOP3.GetUsers * folder is the folder from VPOP3.GetFolders It returns a table where the key is the message UID and the value is a table of: text/html 2026-03-16T16:00:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/wiki:syntax?rev=1773676810&do=diff Formatting Syntax DokuWiki supports some simple markup language, which tries to make the datafiles to be as readable as possible. This page contains all possible syntax you may use when editing the pages. Simply have a look at the source of this page by pressing text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/adminapi:smtpclientallowremove?rev=1542192349&do=diff SMTPClientAllowRemove Action (VPOP3 Enterprise Only) This removes an entry to the SMTP Client Allow list. The data specified is: * IPAddress - the IP address to add. This can be an individual IP address or a CIDR address (IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are allowed) text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/faq:imap4?rev=1542192349&do=diff IMAP4 Mail Protocol IMAP4 (Internet Mail Access Protocol version 4) is a more advanced protocol than POP3. With IMAP4 your mail is stored and manipulated on the mail server. So, if you move a message from one folder to the other, the message is moved on the server. If you send a message, your mail client will (usually) put a copy into your 'Sent Items' folder. If you delete a message, it is deleted from the server, and so on. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/faq:pop3?rev=1542192349&do=diff POP3 Protocol POP3 is the most basic email protocol for collecting mail which is in common use. Almost all email client programs (such as Microsoft Outlook & Outlook Express, Mozilla Thunderbird, etc) can collect mail using POP3. With POP3, mail is usually downloaded by the email client and stored on the user's local PC. It is then deleted from the mail server, so the only copy is on the user's PC. Any mail folders etc are all managed on the user's PC. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:don_t_download_big_messages_during_the_working_day?rev=1542192349&do=diff Don't download big messages during the working day using Download Rules Say you don't want to download messages over 10,000,000 bytes long between 8:00am and 6:00pm. To do this, create a download rule as: * Rule Type: Ignore * Match Type: All Conditions text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:french_webmail_language_file?rev=1542192349&do=diff French Webmail Language File Copy/paste the text below to a file 'french.lng' or 'francais.lng' in the VPOP3 directory. (French users, feel free to update/correct the text below) #login page logintitle=VPOP3 Login webadminlogin=web admin login webmaillogin=web mail login enterusername=You must specify your VPOP3 username here bookmarksnotsupported=I'm sorry, but your web browser does not support this function. You will have to add this page to your bookmarks manually. loginfailed=Login Faile… text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:german_webmail_language_file?rev=1542192349&do=diff German Webmail Language Page Copy/paste the text below to a file 'german.lng' in the VPOP3 directory. (German users, feel free to update/correct the text below) #login page logintitle=VPOP3 Login webadminlogin=web admin login webmaillogin=Webmail Anmeldung enterusername=Sie müssen einen Benutzernamen angeben bookmarksnotsupported=I'm sorry, but your web browser does not support this function. You will have to add this page to your bookmarks manually. loginfailed=Anmeldung fehlgeschlagen … text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:ghost_folders?rev=1542192349&do=diff IMAP4 'Ghost Folders' Sometimes your IMAP4 email client may show folders in the folder tree, but when you select them, you get an error that the folder does not exist. This happens because IMAP4 has the concept of being able to 'subscribe' to folders - this means that you can hide folders by unsubscribing from them. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:quarantine?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Quarantine By default, when the VPOP3 spam filter detects a message as being spam, it will go to the user's quarantine. Users can release messages from the quarantine by going to their webmail page and selecting the message from the quarantine list there. 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 2025-09-11T13:48:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:recovering_messages_from_corrupted_database_into_fresh_database?rev=1757598487&do=diff Recovering messages from corrupted database into fresh database If the VPOP3 message database is corrupted, then one option is to build a fresh database and restore the settings into it, then recover the messages from the old database using the 'Message Restore' function in VPOP3. This has minimal downtime, but old messages will not all be available until the restore has completed. New messages will be available quickly, and you will be able to send messages. 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 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:the_message_could_not_be_loaded._please_return_to_the_quarantine_page_and_try_again?rev=1542192349&do=diff The message could not be loaded. Please return to the Quarantine page and try again This error normally means the message file has been deleted from the hard disk (probably by a virus scanner or something else on the PC). If you can find the message in the VPOP3 settings (Settings 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 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:using_a_mobile_phone_with_vpop3?rev=1542192349&do=diff Using a Mobile Phone with VPOP3 Many people want to use a mobile phone to send/receive their email nowadays. This is usually easy to do with VPOP3. The recommended way is to have the phone connect directly to VPOP3 for sending/receiving email. To do this, you need to do three things: text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:vpop3_is_using_a_lot_of_disk_space?rev=1542192349&do=diff VPOP3 is using a lot of disk space If VPOP3 is using a lot of disk space, the problem is usually that there is lots of data there, so it has to use the disk space. Message Storage In VPOP3 version 5 and later, all users' messages are stored in the database, so they will occupy space in the VPOP3\pgsql\data folder. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:attachment_extraction_script?rev=1542192349&do=diff Attachment Extraction Scripting This is the 'extraction.lua' script. (Added in V6.17) This script has one functions: * Extract This functions is called if the attachment extraction is enabled in Settings -> Attachment Processing -> Extraction. 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:database_restore?rev=1542192349&do=diff Database -> Restore Tab This tab is only in VPOP3 Enterprise (v5 and later), and is for performing a partial (mailbox/mail folder) restore of the database. To do a full restore of the database, or for VPOP3 Basic/Standard, see the “Restore a Backup of VPOP3” topic Using the text/html 2023-08-16T07:48:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:lua_pop3_client_script?rev=1692172081&do=diff POP3 Client Lua Scripting The POP3 Client Lua Script is called POP3CLT.LUA and is edited in Settings -> Scripts. This script is called whenever VPOP3 runs a POP3 session to download messages from a remote POP3 server. VPOP3 will call the following Lua functions in the script at the following times: text/html 2025-05-08T08:23:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:lua_smtp_server_script?rev=1746692615&do=diff SMTP Server Lua Scripting The SMTP Server Lua Script is called SMTPSVR.LUA and can be edited from the Settings -> Scripts page in the VPOP3 settings. This script is called whenever an instance of the VPOP3 SMTP server is launched - ie whenever someone opens a connection to port 25 on the VPOP3 server to send it a message, whether from a local user or an incoming SMTP message. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:msgaudit?rev=1542192349&do=diff msgaudit Database table This can (optionally) contain data showing how messages have been handled (eg deleted, moved, etc) * id - incrementing ID of msgaudit entry * datetime - the date & time the event occurred * component - which VPOP3 component performed the event text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:pop3_collection?rev=1542192349&do=diff POP3 Mail Collection POP3 Mail Collection is when VPOP3 will collect mail from an external POP3 mailbox - for instance, from an Internet Provider. POP3 General This page tells VPOP3 how to collect mail. * POP3 Server Address - this is the name (or IP address) of the POP3 server from which you want VPOP3 to collect mail text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:user_message_rules?rev=1542192349&do=diff Message Rules The Edit User -> Message Rules tab can be used to create/edit rules which are processed when messages arrive in a User's mailbox. They can be used to copy messages, mark them as read, delete them, etc VPOP3 will process Message Rules in the order they appear in the list. If you want to change the order of the rules, you can drag & drop them into the correct order. Usually when VPOP3 has processed a rule, it will go on to check further rules, but you can use the text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:users?rev=1542192349&do=diff Users The Users page shows the list of users, as well as giving you some actions which you can perform use the user list. * Import users from file * Import users from Windows * Export users to file * Bulk Add Users * Edit User Welcome Message * Send Admin Message * Edit a User User List Outgoing Messages Just above the main user list is an entry Outgoing Message Queue. Clicking on this will let you see which messages are waiting to be sent out, and you can delete/