https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/ 2026-05-06T06:10:30+00:00 https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/ https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/_media/wiki:dokuwiki.svg 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 2021-06-29T08:35:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/faq:smtp_relay_service?rev=1624955743&do=diff SMTP Relay Service FAQ We provide an SMTP Relay Service for many of our customers. The price starts from £40 (+VAT if applicable) per year, for up to 5000 messages, or 750MB, per month. How do I order the SMTP Relay Service? To order the SMTP relay service, either email text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/faq:gdpr_other_hosting?rev=1542192349&do=diff GDPR for other hosting services (eg web hosting) As a hosted service provider, we are classed as a “Data Processor” under the GDPR regulations. For our hosting services: * Data is held in the UK. Data is not transmitted outside of the EU except at your explicit request or command. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/faq:multiple_vpop3_status_icons?rev=1542192349&do=diff Multiple VPOP3 icons in the taskbar If you reinstall VPOP3 it is possible that you may end up with two VPOP3 Status Monitor icons in the task tray. This doesn't mean that two copies of VPOP3 are running, just that two copies of the VPOP3 Status Monitor are running. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/faq:encryption?rev=1542192349&do=diff Encryption There are several different encryption methods used on the Internet which are relevant to VPOP3. Current versions of VPOP3 Basic will be able to connect to other POP3 or SMTP servers using either SSL or TLS. This allows you to use VPOP3 to access services such as GMail which require SSL/TLS. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/faq:pop3?rev=1542192349&do=diff POP3 Protocol POP3 is the most basic email protocol for collecting mail which is in common use. Almost all email client programs (such as Microsoft Outlook & Outlook Express, Mozilla Thunderbird, etc) can collect mail using POP3. With POP3, mail is usually downloaded by the email client and stored on the user's local PC. It is then deleted from the mail server, so the only copy is on the user's PC. Any mail folders etc are all managed on the user's PC. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/faq:what_are_the_limitations_of_the_home_user_licence?rev=1542192349&do=diff What are the limitations of the Home User licence The VPOP3 Home User licence allows you to have up to 5 users for a lower price than the standard 5 user licence, but there are some restrictions in functionality. These are described below: * There is no Mailing List Server (you can still have distribution lists) 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 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/faq:gdpr_for_vpop3?rev=1542192349&do=diff GDPR for VPOP3 self-hosted software VPOP3 is an email server program, it is not a service, so if you use VPOP3 on your own computer we are not a “data controller” or a “data processor” under GDPR rules as we never see any of your data (unless you give us permission to remotely connect to your PC for technical support purposes). text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/faq:hosted_exchange_service?rev=1542192349&do=diff Hosted Exchange Service We can provide a Hosted Exchange Service if you requirements mean that you need to have an Exchange Server. For most users, a hosted Exchange server is more complicated, more expensive and more limiting that having your own VPOP3 server or a dedicated hosted VPOP3 server, but some people require features that only Exchange can provide, such as shared calendars where the company policy restricts you to using Microsoft Outlook as the email client. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/faq:how_do_i_write_an_email_to_technical_support?rev=1542192349&do=diff How do I write an email to technical support? Please send the email to support@pscs.co.uk Note that free technical support is currently only available for version 3.0 and later When sending the email, please make sure you include all relevant information: text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/faq:imap4?rev=1542192349&do=diff IMAP4 Mail Protocol IMAP4 (Internet Mail Access Protocol version 4) is a more advanced protocol than POP3. With IMAP4 your mail is stored and manipulated on the mail server. So, if you move a message from one folder to the other, the message is moved on the server. If you send a message, your mail client will (usually) put a copy into your 'Sent Items' folder. If you delete a message, it is deleted from the server, and so on. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/faq:vpop3av?rev=1542192349&do=diff What is the VPOP3 Antivirus solution? “VPOP3 Antivirus” is a new product to replace the avast! for VPOP3 product which will no longer be supported after the end of 2012. VPOP3 Antivirus uses the popular 'ClamAV' virus scanner to scan incoming and outgoing messages for viruses. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/faq:what_is_webmail?rev=1542192349&do=diff What is Webmail? “Webmail” is a term used to describe an email client which is accessed through a web page rather than as a standalone program. Some well known services which offer webmail are services such as Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail etc. All versions of VPOP3 have a Webmail service included as standard. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/faq:which_ports_does_vpop3_use?rev=1542192349&do=diff Which Ports does VPOP3 use? If you want to use VPOP3 through a firewall, you will need to open up some TCP ports in the firewall. VPOP3 uses several ports, for the different services it provides. The best way to see the ports it uses is to go to Services