https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/ 2026-05-06T12:31:55+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: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: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 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 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 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… text/html 2023-03-25T23:33:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:archive_script?rev=1679787211&do=diff Archive Script (from VPOP3 v6 onwards) Archive scripting lets you indicate whether full message content should be stored in the message archive. This could be used, for instance, for filtering out messages containing credit card details. The message headers will still be archived, along with the explanation text returned by the script. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:diagnostics?rev=1542192349&do=diff Settings -> Diagnostics The Diagnostics page allows you to enable, configure and disable various methods of diagnostic logging, within VPOP3. Log file overview By default, VPOP3 will keep two copies of most log files: * The current log file, with a 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:summary_log_file_format?rev=1542192349&do=diff Summary Log File Format VPOP3 creates a file called SUMMARY.LOG in the VPOP3 directory which contains summary information which is compiled daily into a daily summary reports sent to the administrator. VPOP3 can keep these summary logs in a subdirectory called 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:batch_file_to_end_a_database_backup?rev=1542192349&do=diff Batch file to end a database backup VPOP3 runs pg_dump.exe to perform the regular database backups. Ending this process through Task Manager will not end the back-end database processes creating the backup data. This batch file will do it for you. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:global_signature?rev=1542192349&do=diff Global Signature You can set a Global Signature in VPOP3 by going to Settings -> Global Signature The Global Signature option lets you tell VPOP3 to add a standard piece of text or HTML to the bottom of all outgoing messages. You can create just a plain text, or text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:logdb_messages?rev=1542192349&do=diff LogDB.Messages table The LogDB.Messages table contains a record of all messages logged by VPOP3. A message is logged when a message is sent/received/etc. Columns * msgid - this is a bigint sequential value which identifies the message uniquely in the database text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:logdb_sessions?rev=1542192349&do=diff LogDB.Sessions table The LogDB.Sessions table contains a record of all 'sessions' logged by VPOP3. A session is something like a POP3 server session as an email client downloads messages, or an SMTP client session as VPOP3 sends a message out to the Internet, and so on. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:mail_collectors?rev=1542192349&do=diff Mail Collectors A Mail Collector is how you tell VPOP3 to collect incoming mail. Each Mail Collector is associated with one or more Connections. The VPOP3 Connector Schedule determines when each Connection is run. Mail Collector General Tab Each Mail Collector has a General text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:mappings?rev=1542192349&do=diff Mappings In VPOP3, Mappings are a way of explicitly linking an email address to a user or list. They can also be used to indicate that an email address is remote, even though it would otherwise appear to be a local email address. In other email servers, a similar feature may be called 'aliases' 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:spamrules_statement_httppost?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: HTTPPost Statement HTTPPost Version 2.4.9+ Purpose Enables the script to post data to a web server The HTTPPost statement requires a url, data string, headers variable name and content variable name, in the format HTTPPost <url> <data string> <headers variable name> <content variable name> text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_reject?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: Reject Statement Reject Version 2.4.5+ Purpose Perform an SMTP 'Reject' on the incoming message The Reject statement requires an error code/text string, in the format Reject <error string> This will reject the current SMTP message with the specified SMTP result code. Use a 4xx error code (eg 450) to reject the message temporarily, or a 5xx error code (eg 550) to reject the message permanently. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:webmail_tabs?rev=1542192349&do=diff Webmail Tabs From version 4 onwards, VPOP3 webmail has a tabbed structure, which enables you to move between various screens with minimal effort. By using tabs, the entire webmail can be loaded in one go - so there is no need to waste time and bandwidth by downloading the same key components each time you switch between the various parts of the webmail.