https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/ 2026-05-06T06:13:34+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: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 m&uuml;ssen 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 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 2026-03-23T15:29:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:autoresponder_global_script?rev=1774279769&do=diff Autoresponder Global Scripting For scripting to modify the autoresponder text which is embedded in the autoresponder itself, see Autoresponder Scripting The Autoresponder Global Script is executed for every autoresponse. It is stored in the 'Autoresponder.lua' script in Settings → Scripts text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:misc_general?rev=1542192349&do=diff Misc -> General Tab VPOP3 Host Name The VPOP3 Host Name is used by VPOP3 when it is telling other mail software what it is called. For instance, when it connects to another SMTP server it will send the host name as the parameter for the HELO or EHLO command, and when an SMTP client connects to VPOP3, it announces its name in the welcome banner as required by the SMTP standard. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:virus_scan_filter_script?rev=1542192349&do=diff Virus Scan Filter Scripting (Added in V6.17) The VIRUSSCAN.LUA script has a single function FilterResult This function is called for every virus that a VPOP3-integrated (eg VPOP3 AV or Sophos SAV Interface) detects. The function has the opportunity to 'filter' the virus detection so that VPOP3 will act as if the virus was not detected. 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 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 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 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/faq:can_i_change_the_vpop3_licence_owner_name?rev=1542192349&do=diff Can I change the VPOP3 licence owner name? The VPOP3 licence owner name is tied to the licence key, so you cannot just change the name without getting a new licence key. There is generally no need to change the licence owner name since it is not published anywhere, but if you really must change the name, then you can request a name change if you upgrade to a later version or larger size of VPOP3 or there is a £10 administration fee if you just want to change the name without upgrading the lice… text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:groups?rev=1542192349&do=diff Groups In VPOP3 a 'group' is mainly an administrative feature. If you only wish to have a list of email addresses to send messages to under one address, you should use the 'List' feature instead. The main function of Groups is to let you set certain user attributes for a whole group of users at once. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:listserver_commands?rev=1542192349&do=diff ListServer Commands The ListServer is an automated process in VPOP3 which manages mailing lists. People can send commands to the ListServer to perform various functions remotely. Whether these commands are allowed, and exactly how they work depends on the particular mailing list's settings. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:exchange_2007?rev=1542192349&do=diff Exchange 2007 You can link VPOP3 to Exchange Server, so that Exchange Server sends outgoing mail through VPOP3 and VPOP3 sends any incoming mail directly to Exchange Server. You should first of all set up VPOP3 to send and receive Internet email as normal. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:invalid_helo_name?rev=1542192349&do=diff SMTP error 'Invalid HELO name' When sending mail you may get an error from the remote SMTP server saying something like 'Invalid HELO name' This happens if the host name configured in VPOP3 does not look like a valid Internet host name (e.g. 'mail.domain.com'). Some SMTP servers don't bother checking this value because it has no authentication value at all, but a few do check that it looks correct. 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: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:spamrules_statement_definerule?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: DefineRule Statement DefineRule Version 2.1.9+ Purpose Defines a rule name, default weighting and description. See Rule names and weights The DefineRule statement requires a name, default weight and description, in the format DefineRule "<name>" <default weights> "<description>" text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:user_autoresponder?rev=1542192349&do=diff Autoresponder An autoresponder is a way of automatically replying to messages as they arrive in a user's mailbox. In VPOP3, an incoming message must arrive in a user's mailbox for the autoresponder to trigger. If you use forwards, assistants, mappings, etc to divert a message before it arrives in the mailbox, the autoresponder will never trigger. If you want to use an autoresponder, but not keep the original message, then make sure the message arrives in the mailbox (eg by using an 'Assistant'… text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/adminapi:version_5_webadmin_api?rev=1542192349&do=diff Version 5 Web Admin API This section is only relevant for people who may want to access the Administration features from their own scripts, or want to customise the standard administration pages. Note that no free support is available for this. This is not a full list of features, but it will be updated from time to time. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:exchange_2003?rev=1542192349&do=diff Setting up VPOP3 to work with Exchange 2003 The instructions below are for Exchange Server 2003. For other versions of Exchange see here. You can link VPOP3 to Exchange Server, so that Exchange Server sends outgoing mail through VPOP3 and VPOP3 sends any incoming mail directly to Exchange Server. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:mozilla_thunderbird?rev=1542192349&do=diff How to configure Mozilla Thunderbird This article won't show you all the possible settings in Thunderbird, because there are so many. Thunderbird is one of the most powerful & flexible email clients available at the time of writing, especially if you use IMAP4 (with VPOP3 Enterprise). text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:outlook_2007?rev=1542192349&do=diff How to configure Outlook 2007 Email SMTP Authentication To set up SMTP authentication in Outlook 2007, if your VPOP3 requires it, go to Tools -> Account Settings, select your email account and press Change.... Then, press the More Settings... button text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:outlook_2010?rev=1542192349&do=diff How to configure Outlook 2010 In many ways, configuring Outlook 2010 is a similar to configuring Outlook 2007. The biggest difference you are likely to notice is the new “Ribbon” interface, in place of the traditional menu bar (File, Edit, View, etc.) Email text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/mailapi:version_5_webmail_api?rev=1542192349&do=diff Version 5 Web Mail API This section is only relevant for people who may want to access the WebMail features from their own scripts, or want to customise the standard Webmail pages. Note that no free support is available for this. This is not a full list of features, but it will be updated from time to time. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:autoresponder_commands?rev=1542192349&do=diff Autoresponder Commands This article only applies to VPOP3 v4 and earlier A VPOP3 autoresponder can contain special text strings to create special behaviour, in addition to plain text as part of the response. There are three types of 'command' * text/html 2025-05-28T09:24:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:autoresponder_script?rev=1748424278&do=diff Autoresponder scripting For scripting to alter the whole autoresponder definition and set in the VPOP3 settings rather than embedded in an autoresponder itself, see Autoresponder Global Scripting In an autoresponder, you can create a Lua script by surrounding it with <lua> & </lua> tags, eg text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:misc_dns?rev=1542192349&do=diff Misc -> DNS Tab Settings -> Misc Settings -> DNS The DNS tab lets you specify which DNS servers VPOP3 will use. DNS (Domain Name System) is a system which converts Internet host names (eg www.google.com) into a numeric IP address (eg 1.2.3.4), because all connections on the Internet are actually performed using numeric IP addresses, but it is easier for people to remember names. 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:spamrules_statement_httpget?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: HTTPGet Statement HTTPGet Version 2.3.7+ Purpose Enables the script to retrieve a web page The HTTPGet statement requires a url, headers variable name and content variable name, in the format HTTPGet <url> <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_httpgetmd5?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: HTTPGetMD5 Statement HTTPGetMD5 Version 2.3.7+ Purpose Enables the script to retrieve a web page, returning an MD5 hash of its contents in hex encoded form The HTTPGetMD5 statement requires a url, headers variable name and MD5 hash variable name, in the format 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_ifmatch?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: IfMatch Statement IfMatch Version 2.1.7+ Purpose Allows you to perform a regular or substring match on a variable or part of the message being processed IfMatch statements require a data parameter and a search value, in the format text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_winhttpget?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: WinHTTPGet Statement WinHTTPGet Version 2.4.9+ Purpose Enables the script to retrieve a web page using the WinINET functionality The WinHTTPGet statement requires a url, headers variable name and content variable name, in the format 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 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:calendars_on_em_client?rev=1542192349&do=diff Calendars on eM Client If you have used CalDAV calendars on Mozilla Lightning/Sunbird, then the eM Client configuration is quite different, but simple. To add a CalDAV account to eM Client * Go to Tools -> Accounts * Click New Account... * Open the text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:iphone?rev=1542192349&do=diff Setting up an iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch To set up an iPhone to access VPOP3's mail, you first of all need to configure VPOP3 to allow access by remote users (unless you will only be using the iPhone in the office, connected via WiFi to the office LAN). Adding the mail account to your iPhone/iPad text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:outlook_2003?rev=1542192349&do=diff How to configure Outlook 2003 Email (to be completed) Address Book To configure Outlook to use the VPOP3 global address book, go to Tools -> E-Mail Accounts in Outlook Then choose Add a new directory or address book and press Next Choose Internet Directory Service (LDAP) text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:setup_steps_for_multiple_pop3_accounts_at_the_isp?rev=1542192349&do=diff Setup steps for multiple POP3 accounts at the ISP * Set up all the local users you need in the 'Users' page in the VPOP3 settings. The usernames & passwords do not have to have any relation to the ISP's accounts. These are the details which the users will put in their email clients (eg Outlook) to collect their mail from VPOP3. 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:connections?rev=1542192349&do=diff Connections In VPOP3 a Connection tells VPOP3 how to 'connect' to the Internet. VPOP3 supports up to 10 Connections, which can be either network connections or Dial-Up connections (using a modem) A Connection is linked to one Mail Sender and zero or more Mail Collectors. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:copy_smtp_rules?rev=1542192349&do=diff Copy SMTP Rules - Database Query This is an advanced Database action. There is no simple query that will perform the required operation, so we have to create a custom PostgreSQL function to copy the data. At a command prompt in the VPOP3 directory run 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: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 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:pop3_general?rev=1542192349&do=diff POP3 Server -> General Tab Services -> POP3 Server -> General tab This page sets the general settings for the POP3 service component in VPOP3. The POP3 service is how users collect their email from VPOP3 using a POP3 email client Service Name The Service Name is a name you give the service for your reference. It is only used in administrative displays and logging, so the name doesn't matter. Most people leave it at the default. 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:spamrules_statement_bulkscan?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: BulkScan Statement BulkScan Version 2.1.7+ Purpose Allows you to specify lots of search strings in one section without needing the verbose If statement The BulkScan statement requires a variable name and a limitless number of search specifiers, in the format text/html 2025-06-06T08:12:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_countmatches?rev=1749197557&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: CountMatches Statement CountMatches Version 2.3.13+ Purpose Counts the number of times a specific regular expression matches in a string CountMatches statements require a data parameter, a search value, and the name of the variable to place the count into, in the format 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 2025-06-06T08:15:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_globalmatch?rev=1749197750&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: GlobalMatch Statement GlobalMatch Version 2.3.13+ Purpose Does a RegExp match on the supplied data and puts the results in a bag The GlobalMatch statement requires a data parameter, a search value, and the name of a bag to place the matches into, in the format text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:user_delivery_script?rev=1542192349&do=diff User Delivery Script (VPOP3 v6.5 or later) If there is a <username>/delivery.lua script, this Lua script can override VPOP3's message delivery options. You can edit this in the Settings -> Scripts page in the settings. This script affects how VPOP3 will handle how messages being delivered to this user are handled. 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:email_-_fax?rev=1542192349&do=diff How to send a fax by email using the VPOP3 FaxServer VPOP3 2.1.0 and later together with the VPOP3 FaxServer software allows you to send specially crafted emails to VPOP3 to have them sent as faxes. To do this, send an email to fax@<yourdomain> . The email subject will be the subject of the fax used on the fax cover page. The email should be in plain text (not text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:general_other?rev=1542192349&do=diff General instructions for setting up an email client If your specific email client program is not listed, you can set up any other email client by using the following instructions: * In your email client create a new 'account' * For the incoming and outgoing server name/address use the text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:ical_on_mac_osx?rev=1542192349&do=diff Configuring iCal on Mac OSX to connect to VPOP3's CalDAV service This requires VPOP3 v6 or later. The following instructions are for Mac OS X v10.7.5 but should work with similar versions. We have not been able to create an account by going to System Preferences text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:moving_messages?rev=1542192349&do=diff How to move messages between users There are several ways to do this, depending on your exact needs Via Administrator Console You can view a user's 'Inbox' messages by clicking on the message count on the Users list, then select the messages, choose the target user, and press the 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 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:sharing_folders?rev=1542192349&do=diff Sharing IMAP4 folders Some email clients will allow you to share IMAP4 folders from within the client itself (eg eM Client) or have plugins to allow this (eg Mozilla Thunderbird with the Imap-ACL extension). In that case, you will need to see the documentation for that to set up sharing. 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 2018-12-05T15:25:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:v3_-_move_message_store_folder?rev=1544023524&do=diff v3/4 - Move the message store to a new folder/drive This guide assumes you want to just move the VPOP3 message store/database to a new folder on the same PC, and leave the VPOP3 installation directory where it is. * Stop VPOP3 * Stop PostgreSQL text/html 2019-11-12T16:10:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:v5_-_move_the_message_store_to_a_new_folder_drive?rev=1573575042&do=diff v5 - Move the message store to a new folder/drive Here is an alternative method, which may be simpler, but only moves the data, not the whole database store (which is a subtle difference) This guide assumes you want to just move the VPOP3 message store/database to a new folder on the same PC, and leave the VPOP3 installation directory where it is. 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:local_mail_general?rev=1542192349&do=diff Settings -> Local Mail -> General The Local Mail -> General page allows you to configure a few simple, but fundamentally important settings. Default Domain In the majority† of cases, this is the domain name that VPOP3 will use when sending automated messages; for instance, users may receive a message from text/html 2019-08-27T16:13:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:lua_monitor_script?rev=1566922420&do=diff Monitor Scripting (Added in V6.15) This script has three functions: * MonitorIncoming * MonitorInternal * MonitorOut The functions are similar, except they are called when different messages are to be monitored (incoming, internal and outgoing messages respectively). text/html 2026-02-24T15:49:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:lua_smtp_mx_control?rev=1771948188&do=diff Lua SMTP MX Control Every time VPOP3 is going to send messages using direct MX sending, it runs a script called mxout.lua which can be created/edited in Settings -> Scripts (or in the VPOP3 directory in VPOP3 v6.6 or earlier). Global Variables Starting with v8.8, the following global variables are defined: text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:send_admin_message?rev=1542192349&do=diff Send Admin Message It is possible for administrator users to send a bulk email message to an entire group or list. To begin composing an email, go to the Administration Settings -> Users page, and click Send Admin Message. This should then open a window, which allows you to specify various options. 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:smtp_general?rev=1542192349&do=diff SMTP -> General tab This page is reached from Services -> SMTP Server, then the General tab. This page lets you set general settings for the SMTP service component of VPOP3. The SMTP service is how users send outgoing mail, and how incoming SMTP messages arrive. Service Name text/html 2026-03-26T11:41:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:smtp_rules_script?rev=1774525319&do=diff Lua SMTP Rules Scripts When VPOP3 is processing SMTP Rules for messages received by SMTP, it runs a script called smtprules_(x).lua, where (x) is replaced by the numeric ID of the SMTP service VPOP3 processes SMTP Rules at least three times for each message - once when MAIL FROM has been received, once for each RCPT TO, and once when the whole message data has been received. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_rule_names_and_weights?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: Rule names and weights The script can designate names to refer to certain rules. This name is created using a DefineRule statement. If you the follow a statement by a word in square brackets, when that statement is actioned, VPOP3 will add the specified word to a list of 'matched conditions' which can be used in reporting. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_convert?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: Convert Statement Convert Version 2.4.9+ Purpose Allows you to convert data from one form to another The Convert statement requires a data parameter, conversion method and variable name, in the format Convert <data> <conversion method> <variable name> text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_dbqueryone?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: DBQueryOne Statement DBQueryOne Version 6.16+ Purpose Queries the spam filter database for a single record/aggregate The DBQueryOne statement performs a query on the spam filter database and returns a single value which is either the value of a record or an aggregate of several records. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_definesetting?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: DefineSetting Statement DefineSetting Version 2.1.9+ Purpose Defines a generic setting, the default value and description The DefineSetting statement requires a name, default value and description, in the format DefineSetting "<name>" <default value> "<description>" text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_getusergroup?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: GetUserGroup Statement GetUserGroup Version 2.4.5+ Purpose Checks if the specified user is assigned to a VPOP3 group, and returns the group name The GetUserGroup statement requires a username and variable name, in the format GetUserGroup <username> <variable name> text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_goto?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: Goto Statement Goto Version 2.1.7+ Purpose A mechanism for directing the script towards a specified label The Goto statement requires a label name, in the format Goto <label name> Labels are single word entries that appear on a line of their own, immediately preceded by the colon (:) character. The colon character is not part of the label name. 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: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_autoresponderconditions?rev=1542192349&do=diff Users.AutoresponderConditions table The Users.AutoresponderConditions table contains a record of all autoresponder trigger conditions created in VPOP3. These tell VPOP3 when a particular autoresponder should fire for a particular user. Each autoresponder can have zero or more conditions. An autoresponder with zero conditions will never fire but can be reactivated later by adding a new condition. text/html 2018-12-11T17:06:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:vpop3.getsetting?rev=1544547961&do=diff VPOP3.GetSetting The Lua function 'VPOP3.GetSetting' retrieves a general setting from VPOP3 It takes one parameter: * The name of the setting. This can either by the 'Name' field of the 'Settings.Settings' database table or the internal setting name text/html 2021-03-09T16:37:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:vpop3.setsetting?rev=1615307830&do=diff VPOP3.SetSetting The Lua function 'VPOP3.SetSetting' sets a general setting forVPOP3 It takes two parameters: * The name of the setting. This can either by the 'Name' field of the 'Settings.Settings' database table or the internal setting name * The data to set (must be a string) 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/adminapi:userruleconditions?rev=1542192349&do=diff UserRuleConditions Replacement Use: ~userruleconditions~ <format string> ~end~ Required parameter: Account, RuleId This returns the message rule conditions for the specified rule The format string can have the replacements * id - numeric ID of the condition text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/adminapi:userrulelist?rev=1542192349&do=diff UserRuleList Replacement Use: ~userrulelist~ <format string> ~end~ Required parameter: Account This returns the message rule list (in order) for the specified user The format string can have the replacements * id - numeric ID of the rule * order - numeric order number (1-n) of the rule text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:allow_remote_access_to_vpop3_mailboxes?rev=1542192349&do=diff Allow Remote Access to VPOP3 Mailboxes Sometimes people want to be able to access their office VPOP3 mail server from a remote site or mobile phone etc. These instructions assume you have a permanent Internet connection (eg ADSL, Cable etc). If you don't have a permanent Internet connection, see text/html 2025-05-21T07:57:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:allowing_mail_relay_through_vpop3?rev=1747814238&do=diff How To Allow Mail Relay Through VPOP3 If you are allowing remote access into VPOP3 to collect mail then you may also want those remote users to be able to send their outgoing mail through VPOP3 as well. This is more complex than allowing users to collect mail, because, by default, SMTP connections are not authenticated. This means that when someone tries to send a message through VPOP3, VPOP3 doesn't know who that user is. This can cause a problem if unauthorised users try to send mail through… text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:attachments_have_been_removed_or_renamed?rev=1542192349&do=diff Attachments have been removed or renamed If you have received an email and one or more of its attachments have been removed or renamed, it might be a result of Attachment Filtering. You can inspect the filtering rules by going to Administration Settings -> Settings -> text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:general_configuration_tasks?rev=1542192349&do=diff Initial Configuration Tasks After installing VPOP3, you will need to get into the VPOP3 settings. The easiest way of doing this is to find the VPOP3 Status Monitor in the Windows task tray. Right-click this icon, and choose 'VPOP3 Settings'. (If that doesn't work, see this article to troubleshoot Status Monitor problems). Alternatively, on the VPOP3 PC, you can go to Start text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:incoming_smtp_feed?rev=1542192349&do=diff Incoming SMTP Feed An incoming SMTP feed is where incoming mail is sent directly to your mail server without going through your ISP's POP3 mail server on the way. Advantages An incoming SMTP feed has several advantages over going via a POP3 mailbox: 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:remove_messages_from_the_outbound_queue?rev=1542192349&do=diff How to remove messages from the outbound queue To delete messages from the VPOP3 'OutQueue': * log into the VPOP3 settings * go to the Users page * click on the OutQueue entry in the accounts list. This will show you a list of all the messages waiting to be sent by VPOP3 text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:restricting_number_of_email_recipients_sent?rev=1542192349&do=diff Restricting the number of recipients sent to Some ISPs set restrictions on the number of recipients that you are allowed to send in a certain time period, eg 50 messages per hour, or the number of recipients that you are allowed to send per message or per connection. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:sender_policy_framework?rev=1542192349&do=diff Sender Policy Framework / SPF SPF is a system used to tell mail servers which IP addresses can send mail from which domains. It is designed to reduce 'spoofing' of email addresses. For instance, if you receive an email message from your bank, your mail software can check that it came from an IP address authorised to send mail from your bank, and treat the message with suspicion if it didn't come from an authorised IP address. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:troubleshooting_tips?rev=1542192349&do=diff Troubleshooting Tips Telnet One of the most basic, and useful, tools for troubleshooting email systems is a Telnet client. Installing Telnet Client Unfortunately, since Windows XP, Microsoft do not install the Telnet client into Windows by default, so you may need to install the Telnet client yourself. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/mailapi:autoresponderconditionlist?rev=1542192349&do=diff AutoresponderConditionList Replacement Use: ~autoresponderconditionlist~ Required parameter: responderid - the ID of the autoresponder This returns a JSON structure containing an array of the rules associated with the specified autoresponder. The return structure is an array of objects containing: text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/mailapi:userruleconditions?rev=1542192349&do=diff UserRuleConditions Replacement Use: ~userruleconditions~ <format string> ~end~ Required parameter: RuleId This returns the message rule conditions for the specified rule The format string can have the replacements * id - numeric ID of the condition * field - field/data to test text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/mailapi:userrulelist?rev=1542192349&do=diff UserRuleList Replacement Use: ~userrulelist~ <format string> ~end~ Required parameter: None This returns the message rule list (in order) for the current user The format string can have the replacements * id - numeric ID of the rule * order - numeric order number (1-n) of the rule text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:alter_lan_forwarding_queued_messages_going_to_one_server_to_go_to_another?rev=1542192349&do=diff Database query to alter LAN Forwarding rules for one server to go to another If a LAN forwarding destination server fails, you may wish to change the queued messages to go to the new server. (Note that, if planning ahead, it may be easier to use DNS text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:alter_lan_forwarding_rules_for_one_server_to_go_to_another?rev=1542192349&do=diff Database query to alter LAN Forwarding rules for one server to go to another If a LAN forwarding destination server fails, you may wish to change the LAN forwarding rules to point to the new server. (Note that, if planning ahead, it may be easier to use text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:database_schema_used_in_vpop3_5.x?rev=1542192349&do=diff Database schema used in VPOP3 5.x Note that all information in this section is subject to change. We do not guarantee that the database schema will remain constant, even between minor upgrade versions, so use this information at your own risk. Do not alter the database schema used by VPOP3 (including indexes, triggers & functions) or your whole VPOP3 data store may collapse. text/html 2023-11-12T09:51:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:dmarc_reporter_script?rev=1699782700&do=diff DMARC Reporter Script (from VPOP3 v8.6 onwards) This script lets you customise how VPOP3 sends DMARC reports to the sending domain. This can be useful in case the sending domain's DMARC configuration is incorrect as that can cause errors sending the reports or cause messages to be 'stuck' in VPOP3's Outqueue. These problems won't cause any lasting damage, but may be inconvenient or annoying, so you can alter the behaviour using Lua scripting text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:get_all_lists_members?rev=1542192349&do=diff Database query to get all lists and members At a command prompt in the VPOP3 directory run psql (The password is 'vpop3pass') Then, type \copy (select l.name, address from users.listmembers m inner join users.lists l on m.list=l.id) to 'c:/temp/x.csv' csv header; text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:lists?rev=1542192349&do=diff Lists The Lists section in VPOP3 lets you view and manage the various types of 'List' which VPOP3 supports * Distribution Lists * Mailing Lists * Forwardings * ODBC Mailing Lists * Groups Using a list A list will contain zero or more 'members' (usually email addresses) which can be messaged all at once. To send a message to all the members of a list, you will usually send an email to the listname at a valid domain. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:logdb_spamrules?rev=1542192349&do=diff LogDB.SpamRules table The LogDB.SpamRules table contains a record of the spamfilter rules which matched for messages logged by VPOP3. A message may have zero or more spamrules entries Columns * spamruleid - this is a bigint sequential value which identifies the spam rule entry uniquely in the database 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 2025-08-14T09:24:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:lua_smtp_relay_control?rev=1755163495&do=diff Lua SMTP Relay Control Every time VPOP3 is going to send messages via SMTP Relay, it runs a script called relayout.lua in the VPOP3 directory. Global Variables This script may have global variables, depending on your version of VPOP3. In VPOP3 3.0.0L and later, there are two read-only global variables set at the start of the script: text/html 2023-01-18T15:57:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spam_filter_rules?rev=1674057433&do=diff Spam Filter Rules VPOP3 Versions 2.1.7 and later have a built-in spam filter system which supports a simple script language optimised for content- and spam-filtering of email messages. This reference contains a definition of the spam filtering script language supported by VPOP3. Note that as later versions of VPOP3 are released, more language features may be added, so this reference indicates in which version of VPOP3 a particular feature was added. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_addbag?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: AddBag Statement AddBag Version 2.2.1+ Purpose Adds a value into a 'bag' containing a collection of values, creating the bag if necessary The AddBag statement requires a type, bag name and value, in the format AddBag <type> <bag name> <value> text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_addheader?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: AddHeader Statement AddHeader Version 2.1.7+ Purpose Allows you to add, replace or remove the specified header line in the message headers The AddHeader statement requires the full header line in one continuous string, in the format text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_clearbag?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: ClearBag Statement ClearBag Version 2.2.1+ Purpose Clears all items from a 'bag' The ClearBag requires a bag name, in the format ClearBag <bag name> Example The following example removes all values from the 'recipient' bag ClearBag recipient text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_copybag?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: CopyBag Statement CopyBag Version 6.17+ Purpose Copies the contents of one bag into another bag The CopyBag statement requires an operator, “from bag” name and “to bag” name, in the format AddBag <operator> <from bag> <to bag> text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_dbdeletetime?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: DBDeleteTime Statement DBDeleteTime Version 6.16+ Purpose Deletes records from the spam filter database based on their last update time The DBDeleteTime statement requires a component name, comparator and time value, in the format text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_dbinsert?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: DBInsert Statement DBInsert Version 6.16+ Purpose Inserts a record into the spam filter database The DBInsert statement requires a type, component name, key and value, in the format DBInsert <type> <component name> <key> <value> text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_dbupdate?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: DBUpdate Statement DBUpdate Version 6.16+ Purpose Updates a record in the spam filter database The DBUpdate statement requires a component name, key, operator and value, in the format DBUpdate <component name> <key> <operator> <value> text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_dns?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: DNS Statement DNS Version 2.1.11+ Purpose Allows the script to perform an arbitrary DNS lookup, returning the result into a specified variable The DNS statement requires a type, hostname and variable name, in the format DNS <type> <hostname> <variable name> text/html 2020-10-23T16:07:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_dnsbl?rev=1603469269&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: DNSBL Statement DNSBL Version 2.1.7+ Purpose Allows the script to perform a DNS blacklist lookup, returning the result into a specified variable The DNSBL statement requires a hostname, DNSBL zone and variable name, in the format text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_getaddresstype?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: GetAddressType Statement GetAddressType Version 2.4.6+ Purpose Analyses a specified email address and reports what 'type' of address it is The GetAddressType statement requires an email address and variable name, in the format text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_getdecodedsection?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: GetDecodedSection Statement GetDecodedSection Version 2.1.11+ Purpose Returns a specified MIME section of a message into a variable, after processing any Base64 or Quoted-Printable encoding of the raw message data The GetDecodedSection text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_getmd5?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: GetMD5 Statement GetMD5 Version 2.3.6+ Purpose Performs an MD5 hash on a string, and returns the result into the specified variable in hex encoded form The GetMD5 statement requires a string and variable name, in the format GetMD5 <string> <variable name> text/html 2023-08-14T15:53:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_getrfc822date?rev=1692028395&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: GetRFC822Date Statement GetRFC822Date Version 2.2.1+ Purpose Converts an RFC 822 format date field into the number of days elapsed since 1st January 1601 The GetRFC822Date statement requires a date in RFC 822 format and a variable name, in the format text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_getsectionencoding?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: GetSectionEncoding Statement GetSectionEncoding Version 2.3.9+ Purpose Retrieves the MIME encoding method for the specified MIME section number, and returns the result into the specified variable The GetSectionEncoding statement requires a message section number and variable name, in the format text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_getsectionmd5?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: GetSectionMD5 Statement GetSectionMD5 Version 2.3.6+ Purpose Performs an MD5 hash on a specified MIME section of the message, and returns the result into the specified variable in hex encoded form The GetSectionMD5 statement requires a message section number and variable name, in the format text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_ifinbag?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: IfInBag Statement IfInBag Version 2.3.7+ Purpose Checks if a specified value is in a particular bag The IfInBag statement requires a bag name and value, in the format IfInBag <bag name> <value> * All IfInBag statements must be followed by an text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_removebag?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: RemoveBag Statement RemoveBag Version 2.2.1+ Purpose Removes a specified value from a bag The RemoveBag statement requires a bag name and a value, in the format RemoveBag <bag name> <value> * If the value is found in the bag, it is removed text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_removetags?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: RemoveTags Statement RemoveTags Version 2.2.1+ Purpose Converts an HTML string to its plain text equivalent The RemoveTags statement requires a variable name, in the format RemoveTags <variable name> * HTML tags are removed * text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_surbl?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: SURBL Statement SURBL Version 2.1.7+ Purpose Allows a SURBL lookup on the specified hostname or IP address in the specified SURBL zone, and returns the result into the specified variable The SURBL statement requires a hostname, SURBL zone and variable name, in the format text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_zipcontents?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: ZipContents Statement ZipContents Version 6.7+ Purpose Enables the script to obtain the list of files contained in a ZIP attachment The ZipContents statement requires a message section number and bag name, in the format ZipContent <message section number> <bag name> text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_zipcontentsfull?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: ZipContentsFull Statement ZipContentsFull Version 6.7+ Purpose Enables the script to obtain the list of files contained in a ZIP attachment The ZipContentsFull statement requires a message section number and bag name, in the format text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_zipcount?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: ZipCount Statement ZipCount Version 6.7+ Purpose Enables the script to obtain the number of files contained in a ZIP attachment The ZipCount statement requires a message section number and variable name, in the format ZipCount <message section number> <variable name> text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:status?rev=1542192349&do=diff Status The VPOP3 Status screen has two tabs * Server Status * Sessions Server Status The Server Status tab is essentially a copy of the VPOP3 Status Monitor information. * Connection Status - this shows the 'online' status of VPOP3. If it says idle, it does not mean VPOP3 is not working, or not doing anything, it just means that it is not currently sending or collecting mail from the Internet. 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: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 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:vpop3.renamefolder?rev=1542192349&do=diff VPOP3.RenameFolder Lua function The Lua management function 'VPOP3.RenameFolder' renames a folder for the specified user. VPOP3.RenameFolder(username, folder, newname); * username is the username from VPOP3.GetUsers * folder is the folder from VPOP3.GetFolders * newname is the new name for the folder. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/adminapi:outmsgrecipients?rev=1542192349&do=diff OutMsgRecipients Replacement Use: [~outmsgrecipients~] Required parameter: MsgID This returns a JSON array containing details on the recipients for the specified message in the VPOP3 out queue. There is one object returned per recipient, and the object is: text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/adminapi:replacement_names?rev=1542192349&do=diff Admin Replacement Names * OutMsgIP * OutMsgHold * OutMsgAuth * OutMsgRecipients * OutMsgRetPath * SMTPClientAllows * SMTPClientBlocks * SMTPIDSEvents * SMTPSPFWhitelist * UserId * UserNumber * UserQueueMessage * UserRuleList * UserRuleActions * UserRuleConditions * UserRuleUpdate * UserRuleActionUpdate * UserRuleConditionUpdate text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/adminapi:userid?rev=1542192349&do=diff UserId Replacement Use: ~userid~ Required parameter: None This returns the userid/name of the currently logged in user 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 2019-09-19T13:41:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/faq:dnssec?rev=1568900489&do=diff DNSSEC DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extensions) is used to secure DNS records and prevent them from man-in-the-middle attacks and spoofing. DNSSEC has been around for 10 years, but it has generally not been widely adopted for various reasons, but it is text/html 2026-03-18T20:51:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/faq:faq?rev=1773867093&do=diff Frequently Asked Questions Pre-Sales Questions * What is the difference between VPOP3 Basic/Standard and VPOP3 Enterprise? * Do I have to pay VAT? * Will I receive a VAT invoice? * What are the limitations of the Home User licence Sales Questions * How can I place an order? * Can I add two licences together? * I got a copy of VPOP3 via Trialpay and would like a refund General * How do I get support? * VPOP3 Roadmap * What do I do if I have lost my VPOP3 licence details?… 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/faq:lost_licence_details?rev=1542192349&do=diff Lost Licence Details If you have lost your VPOP3 licence key, we will be able to find it for you, but we do have to make a nominal charge of £5.00 (+ VAT if applicable) to search for it as it is a time consuming task. If you need us to do this search, then email sales@pscs.co.uk. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:10048?rev=1542192349&do=diff Socket Error 10048 - Specified Address Already in Use This error only normally occurs during VPOP3 startup. It occurs if some other software running on the same machine as VPOP3 is using one of the ports that VPOP3 is already using. This could be a proxy like WinGate, WinProxy or anti-virus software that acts as a proxy, an LDAP server (e.g. Active Directory) or another mail server program (e.g. Exchange Server). The latter two causes are particularly common on text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:11001?rev=1542192349&do=diff Socket Error 11001 - Host not found (authoritative answer) This means that the ISP POP3 or SMTP server which you have told VPOP3 to connect to does not currently exist. This might be that you have mistyped the server address, or that your ISP is having temporary problems, or that you are using an internal text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:11002?rev=1542192349&do=diff Socket Error 11002 - Host not found (Non-Authoritative answer) This means that VPOP3 is not getting a response from a DNS server when it is trying to look up the name of the ISP's mail server(s). Usually this means that Windows either does not know the address of a valid text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:add_a_user?rev=1542192349&do=diff Add a user To add a user account in VPOP3 is very simple. * Go into the VPOP3 settings * Press the Users button at the top of the page to view the user list * Press the New button to create a new user * Enter the user account name and password, and press text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:autoresponders_out_of_office?rev=1542192349&do=diff Autoresponders / Out of Office VPOP3 has an autoresponder facility for sending automatic replies when a message arrives in a mailbox. This is often used for 'Out of Office' replies, but it is not limited to that use. To set an autoresponder, the administrator can edit the user and go to the text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:backscatter?rev=1542192349&do=diff Backscatter In email, “backscatter” is the term used if you send bounce messages back to spam messages. As most spam messages use forged email addresses, then the bounce messages will go to an innocent person, who will find them very annoying. Stopping VPOP3 from sending Backscatter text/html 2022-01-26T10:47:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:calendar_in_mozilla_lightning?rev=1643194055&do=diff Calendars in Mozilla Thunderbird The Thunderbird email client supports CalDAV calendars as standard. This can be used to access VPOP3's CalDAV server. To add a VPOP3 CalDAV calendar to Mozilla Thunderbirdis straightforward * Add the calendar to Thunderbird 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 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_unknown_user?rev=1542192349&do=diff -ERR Unknown User -ERR Unknown User is a POP3 error. There are two places you can receive it: * If you receive it as part of a 'POP3 Client Error' email message from VPOP3, then it means that VPOP3 was unable to log on to your ISP's mail server because the ISP POP3 server reported an error text/html 2025-10-06T15:21:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:error_messages?rev=1759764097&do=diff Error Messages This is the place to look if you are trying to trouble shoot a problem and you have received or have access to a specific error message or error code. If instead your problem is that something you think is set up correctly is not working then the best place to look would be the 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:handling_mail_for_multiple_incoming_domains?rev=1542192349&do=diff Handling mail for multiple incoming domains VPOP3 can easily handle mail for several incoming domains. Exactly how you do it depends on the exact situation. All domains are 'aliases' If the domains are aliases of each other, for instance, you have 'mycompany.com' and 'mycompany.org', both of which are the same, so each address at mycompany.com also exists at mycompany.org, and the emails go to the same people regardless of which domain is used, then you simply configure the domains in the ma… text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:how_to_tell_vpop3_some_users_in_the_local_domain_are_not_to_be_handled_by_vpop3?rev=1542192349&do=diff How to tell VPOP3 that some users in the local domain are not to be handled by VPOP3 In some situations you will have a situation where most of your users are handled by VPOP3, but several users will collect their mail directly from a separate POP3 account on your ISP, even though they may have an email address on the same domain as other users. text/html 2021-03-08T10:48:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:install_vpop3?rev=1615200520&do=diff How to Install VPOP3 Simply download VPOP3 from the website, and run the installation program and follow the prompts. Occasionally people may have problems with the PostgreSQL part of the installation. If that happens, please contact us either by email at support@pscs.co.uk or by phone to +44 (0)1484 855800, and we will do our best to help. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:isp_needs_ssl_connection?rev=1542192349&do=diff ISP needs SSL connection A few ISPs use a non-standard and not recommended system of encrypting connections to their SMTP mail servers. These generally are called 'SSL' connections and work on an alternate port other than the standard SMTP port 25. (The correct way to encrypt connections is to use a system called TLS which works on the standard SMTP port). text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:isp_needs_you_to_connect_on_port_587?rev=1542192349&do=diff ISP needs you to connect on port 587 Some ISPs will need you to send mail using port 587, instead of port 25. Port 587 is the 'SMTP Submission' port which is commonly used instead of, or as well as, the standard SMTP port 25 for when users are sending mail to a smart host/relay server. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:localhost_missing_from_vista_hosts_file?rev=1542192349&do=diff Localhost missing from Vista HOSTS file The PostgreSQL database server needs to be able to resolve the 'localhost' name for it to run. On some Windows Vista installations, the HOSTS file seems to be missing the localhost entry (usually it is there, but it seems to be a common problem for it not to be there). text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:move_the_message_store_-_alternative_method?rev=1542192349&do=diff Move the message store - alternative method This method moves the database data storage location, but not the whole database. This means that the database configuration, logs, transaction logs etc are still stored in the VPOP3\pgsql\data folder, but the actual database tables & indexes are stored in the new location. This may be simpler, but, depending on your requirements, text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:obtaining_windows_event_log?rev=1542192349&do=diff Obtaining Windows Event Log Sometimes, the VPOP3 technical support team may need to see entries from the Windows Event log, especially those relating to VPOP3 or the PostgreSQL service. If there are too many entries simply to copy, you can save them to a file to email to technical support. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:outbound_messages_not_appearing_in_monitor?rev=1542192349&do=diff Outbound Messages Not Appearing in Monitor Target Mailbox For VPOP3 to monitor outbound messages it needs to be able to work out that the message is FROM: a user whose mail should be monitored. To do this it has to examine the FROM: address in the message header. 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:restricting_number_of_messages_sent?rev=1542192349&do=diff Restricting the number of messages sent Some ISPs set restrictions on the number of messages that you are allowed to send in a certain time period, eg 50 messages per hour, or the number of messages that you are allowed to send per connection. Restriction of messages per connection text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:savservice.exe_runs_at_90_and_slows_the_computer_down?rev=1542192349&do=diff SAVSERVICE.EXE runs at 90%+ and slows the computer down If you are using Sophos Antivirus on the VPOP3 computer, you may encounter a situation where the computer runs very slowly. If you use the Processes tab in TaskManager you may notice that the SAVSERVICE.EXE process is using most of the CPU. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:sender_domain_must_resolve?rev=1542192349&do=diff Sender Domain Must Resolve If you receive an 'SMTP Client Error' something like: 451 (user@domain.com) Sender Domain Must Resolve this means that the ISP's mail server cannot find the domain.com part of the email address. Often this means that the FROM address of the message is invalid, or that the text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:sending_mail_from_different_email_addresses_or_domains?rev=1542192349&do=diff Sending mail from different email addresses or domains VPOP3 does not (by default) place any restrictions on which email addresses or domains you can send mail from. However, there may be external restrictions on which email addresses/domains you can send from. For instance, if you send mail through your ISP's mail server, they may only allow you to send mail from specific addresses, or the domain you send mail from may have a sender policy defined, such as text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:spanish_webmail_language_file?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spanish Webmail Language File Copy/paste the text below to a file 'spanish.lng' or 'espanol.lng' in the VPOP3 directory. (Spanish users, feel free to update/correct the text below) #login page logintitle=VPOP3 Login webadminlogin=web admin login webmaillogin=web mail login enterusername=Especificar aca el usuario de Correo bookmarksnotsupported=Disculpe, pero su navegador no soporta esta funcion. loginfailed=Login Fallido - Favor reintente nuevamente invalidlogin=Detalles del login inválidos… text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:use_download_rules_for_incoming_pop3_filtering?rev=1542192349&do=diff Use Download Rules for incoming POP3 message filtering If you have VPOP3 retrieving messages from a POP3 account on an ISP, then you can use Download Rules to do basic filtering on incoming messages. (If you have incoming SMTP, then use SMTP Rules instead) Download rules cannot perform all mail filtering tasks. For more features, text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:vpop3_2.x_crashes_when_user_tries_to_download_mail?rev=1542192349&do=diff VPOP3 2.x crashes when user tries to download mail If VPOP3 2.x crashes when a user tries to download mail, there are a few possible causes we know of: * A virus scanner or Internet security software is interfering with the connection between VPOP3 and the email client and is either terminating VPOP3 deliberately, or is blocking VPOP3 causing another part of it to crash text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:vpop3_access_security?rev=1542192349&do=diff How To Setup VPOP3 Service Security VPOP3 can be configured to restrict access to its various services depending on the client computer's IP address. This is useful if you want to allow access from only certain IP addresses (eg within your LAN) and prevent access from other IP addresses (eg the Internet). text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:vpop3_status_monitor_problems?rev=1542192349&do=diff VPOP3 Status Monitor Problems The VPOP3 Status Monitor is the program which shows the little (usually red) postbox icon in the Windows task tray. This usually launches automatically from the Windows startup group. This program is VPOP3Status.EXE on the disk, or can be run manually from text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:vpop3_xxxxx_server_access_not_allowed_-_see_your_administrator?rev=1542192349&do=diff Error Message - VPOP3 xxxx Server Access Not Allowed - See Your Administrator If you get an error message when trying to connect to the VPOP3 SMTP/POP3/IMAP4/etc service which says VPOP3 xxxx Server Access not allowed - See your administrator (where xxxx is replaced with the specific service name, and there may be protocol specific error codes before the message) text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:whitelist_blacklist?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spamfilter Whitelist & Blacklist The VPOP3 spamfilter has a whitelist and a blacklist for sender addresses. It also has a whitelist and blacklist for words/phrases. You can view these lists in the VPOP3 settings by going to Settings -> Spamfilter -> text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:your_connection_has_been_blocked_temporarily_-_try_again_later?rev=1542192349&do=diff Error message: Your connection has been blocked temporarily - Try again later If you get an error message in your email client software saying Your connection has been blocked temporarily - Try again later or Server access temporarily blocked! Please try again later text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/mailapi:messageview4?rev=1542192349&do=diff MessageView4 Replacement Use: ~messageview4~ Parameters: * “headers” (optional - “y” means show full headers, otherwise show condensed headers) * “msgformat” (optional - specifies format of 'message' in result. “text” means UTF8 text, otherwise UTF8 text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/mailapi:replacement_names?rev=1542192349&do=diff Webmail Replacement Names * AutoresponderConditionList * AutoresponderInfo * AutoresponderGlobalList * AutoresponderList * MessageView4 * MinPasswordLength * UserId * UserNumber * UserRuleList * UserRuleActions * UserRuleConditions * UserRuleReorder * UserRuleUpdate * UserRuleActionUpdate * UserRuleConditionUpdate text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/mailapi:userid?rev=1542192349&do=diff UserId Replacement Use: ~userid~ Required parameter: None This returns the userid/name of the currently logged in user 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:about?rev=1542192349&do=diff About The VPOP3 'About' page lets you see the version and build number of your VPOP3 installation, along with any licence details, and supplier details (if any) Licence Information The Licence Information section shows your current licence information text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:attachment_processing?rev=1542192349&do=diff Settings -> Attachment Processing The Attachment Processing page allows you to configure VPOP3 to perform two distinct functions on messages that contain attachments: * * Filtering The Filtering tab is divided into four main sections: Attachment Filtering 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:database_backups?rev=1542192349&do=diff Database -> Backups Tab The Backups tab lets you specify how VPOP3 will make its daily backup of its database. We strongly recommend that you backup the database regularly in case of disk problems or file corruption. You can use the VPOP3 backup feature, or manually backup the PostgreSQL database using the pg_dump command, or use another program to backup the PostgreSQL database if you wish. Note that a simple disk copy will 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?rev=1542192349&do=diff LAN Forwarding LAN Forwarding is a feature of VPOP3 where it can send messages to another mail server using SMTP. This other mail server is usually on your local network (LAN), hence the name, but it can actually be anywhere that has a permanent network connection to VPOP3. VPOP3 will send messages using 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:ldap_schema_in_vpop3_4.x?rev=1542192349&do=diff LDAP Schema in VPOP3 4.x Hierarchical Structure LDAP data is stored as a hierarchical database with the 'DN' (Distinguished Name) of the object as the key. The DN is made up of the various 'Relative DNs' used to navigate to the desired object, placed in reverse order, separated by commas. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:list_messages_in_lan_forwrding_queue_waiting_to_go_to_a_specific_server?rev=1542192349&do=diff Database query to list messages in the LAN forwarding queue waiting to go to a specific server The VPOP3 settings show the first 100 messages in the LAN forwarding queue. Usually this is sufficient as the LAN forwarding queue is usually nearly empty, but in case of a problem it may be much bigger. The database queries below let you list just messages going to a specific server. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:logdb_attachments?rev=1542192349&do=diff LogDB.Attachments table The LogDB.Attachments table contains a record of the attachments for messages logged by VPOP3. A message may have zero or more attachments Columns * attachid - this is a bigint sequential value which identifies the attachment 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_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_recipients?rev=1542192349&do=diff LogDB.Recipients table The LogDB.Recipients table contains a record of the recipients for messages logged by VPOP3. A message may have one or more recipients Columns * rcptid - this is a bigint sequential value which identifies the recipient 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 2026-02-24T15:50:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:lua_smtp_mx_server_rules?rev=1771948203&do=diff Lua SMTP MX Server Rules Every time VPOP3 checks for remote MX server for sending messages using direct MX sending, it runs a script called mxserverrules.lua which can be created/edited in Settings -> Scripts (or in the VPOP3 directory in VPOP3 v6.6 or earlier). text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:management_scripting?rev=1542192349&do=diff Management Scripting In VPOP3 Enterprise, from version 6.17 there is the facility to run Lua scripts manually or according to a schedule. These scripts can do things like access mail folders & messages and perform some maintenance on them. Creating a new script text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:reports?rev=1542192349&do=diff Reports The Reports tab lets you access various reports about VPOP3 or message history. For many of reports to work, you need to have previously enabled historical logging. The currently available reports are listed below. To view a report, click on its name at the left of the page text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:route_by_parsing_message_headers?rev=1542192349&do=diff Route incoming POP3 mail by parsing message headers This routing method is generally used if you have a catch-all or 'multi-catch' mailbox with your Internet provider. With this method, VPOP3 will look at the To/Cc and other fields in the message headers to try to work out who the message is for. If the recipient is not listed in the headers (eg for BCCd mail) it may not be able to automatically detect who the message is for. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:sender_advanced_settings?rev=1542192349&do=diff Mail Sender Advanced Settings Mail Connectors -> Mail Senders -> (name) -> Advanced Advanced Domain Filtering For VPOP3 v6.11 and later, see the Domain Filtering section of the user manual. The Domain Filtering box lets you restrict which email messages are sent via this Mail Sender. You specify each rule on a separate line, and the message will be sent if it matches any sender rule 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: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:spamrules_assignments?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: Assignments You can assign values to variables using the syntax ${variable} = value | ${variable} Assignment operators The spam filter rules support the following assignment operators: = Specify the value of the variable to equal the value after the assignment operator text/html 2020-10-05T16:14:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_header?rev=1601914452&do=diff Increase the spam score for header marker This script is for the case where your ISP adds a header eg 'X-Spam: Yes' to the message header, and you want the VPOP3 spamfilter to quarantine messages with that marker. Add the following to the spamrules_userchecks.txt file. This script file only gets processed on incoming messages (the spamrules_localmail.txt script ends the processing of locally sent messages) text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_escape?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: Escape Statement Escape Version 2.3.6+ Purpose 'Escapes' the specified variable ready to pass as a regular expression The Escape statement should be called immediately before the variable, in the format Escape <variable name> Example ${myvar} = "This costs $10.00" Escape myvar # ${myvar} is now "This costs \$10\.00" text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_replace?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: Replace Statement Replace Version 2.3.5+ Purpose Replaces specified text in the specified variable with new text Replace statements require a variable name, a search value and a replacement string, in the format Replace <variable> <search> <replace> text/html 2024-04-22T08:37:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:user_manager_script?rev=1713775058&do=diff User Manager Script If you want people to be able to log in using a different username than their VPOP3 username (eg if you want them to be able to log in using an email address), then you can use the UserManager Lua script The Lua script is managed through the Settings → Scripts page in VPOP3 v8.0 and later and is called 'UserManager.LUA. 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/ text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:users_autoresponders?rev=1542192349&do=diff Users.Autoresponders table The Users.Autoresponders table contains the users' autoresponder definitions Columns * autoresponderid - this is a numeric id of the autoresponder entry (primary key) * owneruser - this is the numeric id of the user which the autoresponder belongs to (or 0 for a 'template' autoresponder) text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:users_users?rev=1542192349&do=diff Users.Users table The Users.Users table contains a record of all users created in VPOP3. Columns * usernumber - this is a number which is used to refer to the user in other database tables * username - this is the text name of the user username is case insensitive and is indexed in lower case, so to take advantage of the index use something like text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:vpop3.getfolders?rev=1542192349&do=diff VPOP3.GetFolders Lua function The Lua management function 'VPOP3.GetFolders' retrieves a table containing all the mail folders for a specified user. VPOP3.GetFolders(username); It returns a table where the key is the folder name (in IMAP4 UTF-7 encoded format - see text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:vpop3.getusers?rev=1542192349&do=diff VPOP3.GetUsers Lua function The Lua management function 'VPOP3.GetUsers' retrieves a table containing all the users defined in VPOP3, it takes no parameters and returns a table indexed from 1 to N where the values are the user names. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:vpop3.saveattachment?rev=1542192349&do=diff VPOP3.SaveAttachment The Lua function 'VPOP3.SaveAttachment' saves an attachment from the message being processed to a file This function is only available in the ProcessMessage function of the POP3CLT.LUA or SMTPSVR.LUA scripts. It takes two parameters: * number - attachment number to save 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: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. 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 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/tips:tips?rev=1542192349&do=diff Tips & Tricks Here we will put some 'tips and tricks' type articles. If you want you can login then 'Subscribe Namespace Changes' below to be told when any new tips are added, or when any changes are made to existing pages. Alternatively you can use the RSS feed link at the bottom of the page in your favourite RSS feed reader.