https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/ 2026-05-13T03:22:36+00:00 https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/ https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/_media/wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2026-03-16T16:00:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/wiki:syntax?rev=1773676810&do=diff Formatting Syntax DokuWiki supports some simple markup language, which tries to make the datafiles to be as readable as possible. This page contains all possible syntax you may use when editing the pages. Simply have a look at the source of this page by pressing text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:err_mailbox_locked?rev=1542192349&do=diff -ERR Mailbox Locked error If your email client displays an '-ERR Mailbox Locked' or '-ERR [IN-USE] Mailbox Locked' error when trying to log into VPOP3 it means that the mailbox is locked. The POP3 standard requires that POP3 mailboxes have an 'exclusive lock' on them when they are in use. This means that only one POP3 client can access the mailbox at once. Also, if a POP3 mailbox is currently accessing a mailbox, then no IMAP4, Webmail or administrator access is allowed to the mailbox at the s… 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/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: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:using_vpop3_with_microsoft_exchange?rev=1542192349&do=diff Using VPOP3 with Microsoft Exchange Server 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 described in the online help. text/html 2026-04-21T11:12:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:v5_-_move_to_a_new_pc?rev=1776769960&do=diff Move VPOP3 Version 5 (or later) to a new PC Moving VPOP3 Version 5 or later to a new PC is slightly different from moving earlier versions, because of the database system, which was introduced for version 3 and modified for version 5. The summary of steps is: * Stop VPOP3 on the original PC text/html 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/how_to:creating_extra_smtp_services?rev=1542192349&do=diff Creating Extra SMTP Services In VPOP3 Enterprise (not VPOP3 Basic) you can create multiple SMTP services. This can be useful if you want VPOP3 to listen on different ports and/or have different settings. There are two ways of doing this. Have a single SMTP service listening on multiple ports or IP addresses text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:encrypt_sessions?rev=1542192349&do=diff How To Encrypt Sessions VPOP3 Enterprise 2.6 and later supports SSL/STARTTLS encrypted sessions to VPOP3 itself. So, the email client or web browser will encrypt the data passed to VPOP3 so it cannot be intercepted. This requires an SSL Certificate to be created for VPOP3. text/html 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:imap4?rev=1542192349&do=diff Using IMAP4 with VPOP3 Enterprise VPOP3 Enterprise supports IMAP4 email clients (VPOP3 Basic does not). With IMAP4 the email folders and messages are stored on the mail server. The email client then synchronises with the server. Also, unlike with POP3, several things can access the same mailbox at once. 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:too_many_logins?rev=1542192349&do=diff "Too many logins" error message VPOP3 version 4 and later have a limit on the number of concurrent logins which can be received for a single user or from a single IP address. This is to prevent a single user from bringing the server down. The current default limits are 20 per user, or 1000 per IP address (to allow multiple people sharing a NAT IP address) text/html 2019-11-12T16:09:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:v3_-_move_to_a_new_pc?rev=1573574948&do=diff Move VPOP3 Version 3 or 4 to a new PC Moving VPOP3 Version 3 or 4 to a new PC is slightly different from moving earlier versions, because of the database system. The summary of steps is: * Stop VPOP3 on the original PC * Manually make a backup of the database on the original PC text/html 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/what_is:imap4?rev=1542192349&do=diff What is IMAP4 IMAP4 (Internet Mail Access Protocol V4) is a new mail retrieval protocol which can be used as an alternative to the POP3 (Post Office Protocol V3). The main difference between IMAP4 and POP3 is that with POP3 the messages are only stored temporarily on the mail server until they are downloaded to the email client where the messages are stored, manipulated, searched etc. With IMAP4 the messages are stored permanently on the server, and they are manipulated, searched etc on the ma… 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/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 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:installation_conflicts?rev=1542192349&do=diff Installation conficts During installation, the installer program does some basic checks for conflicting software. This is software which is providing the same services as the VPOP3 software - i.e. SMTP, POP3 and/or LDAP services. For POP3/SMTP it will show the text which the conflicting software announces itself as. 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 2019-02-06T17:10:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:postgresql_replication?rev=1549473031&do=diff PostgreSQL Replication PostgreSQL 9.1 (used in VPOP3 5 and later) supports replication from a 'Master' to a 'Slave' database server. This can be used with VPOP3 for having a near-realtime backup of your settings & messages. To use the replication, you need to have a file share which is accessible from both PCs. The thing to watch out for is that the PostgreSQL services may be running as a different user from the currently logged in user, so make sure that the user(s) which the PostgreSQL servi… 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 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 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:upgrade_licence_key?rev=1542192349&do=diff How to upgrade your VPOP3 licence You can purchase a VPOP3 upgrade by going to <http://www.pscs.co.uk/buynow/vpop3_upgrade.php> You will need to enter your current licence details, and the website will give you your upgrade options. If you want to upgrade the licence size or from VPOP3 Basic to VPOP3 Enterprise at the same time as upgrading to the latest version of VPOP3, then choose the 'Upgrade to the latest version' option, and you will be given further choices of licence upgrades you can … text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:upgrade_vpop3?rev=1542192349&do=diff How To Upgrade VPOP3 Note: if you are upgrading to VPOP3 version 5 or later from version 4 or earlier, please see How To Upgrade VPOP3 to version 5 Upgrading VPOP3 is a straightforward process. Download VPOP3 from our web site and ideally back up your current installation just in case something goes wrong. Then simply run the installer that you downloaded and install it over the top of your existing VPOP3. All your settings and mail will be preserved. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:v2_-_move_to_a_new_folder?rev=1542192349&do=diff How To Move VPOP3 Version 2 to a New Folder/Drive on the same PC (Also applies to version 1.x) To move VPOP3 to a new folder or drive on the same PC you should go through the following steps: * Copy the VPOP3 directory and subdirectories from the old folder to the new folder. 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/reference:imap4_advanced?rev=1542192349&do=diff IMAP4 -> Advanced tab This page is reached from Services -> IMAP4 Server, then the Advanced tab. Here are some advanced options for the IMAP4 service in VPOP3 Fake access to inaccessible mailboxes In the IMAP4 service you may have folders which do not exist. For instance, if you are accessing a shared Inbox folder from a user called 'Karen', then their folder will be called 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: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:sender_advanced_relay_settings?rev=1542192349&do=diff Mail Sender Advanced Relay Settings SMTP Return Address The SMTP Return Address (or Return Path) is a hidden part of a message which says where bounce messages (and other automated responses) should be sent. (It is not the same as the Reply address 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 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:smtp_ids_ips?rev=1542192349&do=diff SMTP Server -> IDS/IPS The IDS/IPS tab lets you set logging and automatic blocking parameters for the IDS (Intrusion Detection System) and IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) component of the SMTP server. SMTP servers are regularly attacked, both by incoming mail attacks (spam/viruses etc) and relay attacks (by spammers and other malware distributors trying to send mail through them). Because of this, there is a system in VPOP3 which will track attack attempts on the SMTP service and can automat… 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/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/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: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 2020-11-25T10:22:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/faq:do_i_have_to_pay_vat?rev=1606299759&do=diff Do I have to pay VAT? You will need to pay VAT if you are in the UK or if you are elsewhere in the European Union and are not purchasing the software for a VAT registered company. The VAT rate you will need to pay is the same as your country's normal VAT rate. 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: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 2018-12-05T15:24:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/faq:how_can_i_place_an_order?rev=1544023484&do=diff How can I place an order Online The easiest way to place an order is online. Click on the Purchase item in our website navigation bar, and select the appropriate product. You will be presented with a price list. Choose the required item and click the 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:what_is_postgresql?rev=1542192349&do=diff What is PostgreSQL? PostgreSQL is an SQL database engine. VPOP3 and PostgreSQL In VPOP3 2.x, VPOP3 uses a database engine called SQLite for its database needs. SQLite has limited locking facilities, so on busy systems we encountered problems where databases would need very frequent updates, and the lock limitations would cause the updates to take a long time. For this reason we added optional support for PostgreSQL to later versions of VPOP3 2.x. 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:10055?rev=1542192349&do=diff Socket Error 10055 - No Buffer Space Available Error 10055 means that Windows has run out of TCP/IP socket buffers because too many connections are open at once. Things to check if this happens are: * Is there any other TCP/IP software running on the same PC as VPOP3 - eg a proxy server 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:changing_a_user_s_password?rev=1542192349&do=diff Changing a user's password To change a user's password in VPOP3, you should log into the VPOP3 settings, go to the 'Users' page, then double-click on the user whose password you want to change. This will bring up a window giving you access to the user's settings. Go to the 'Passwords' tab where you can set the passwords. text/html 2025-08-18T15:28:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:configure_srs?rev=1755530891&do=diff Configure SRS In VPOP3 8.8 and later, you can use Lua scripting to implement 'SRS' (Sender Rewriting Scheme') in VPOP3 This involves adding a couple of functions to rewrite outgoing return paths in 'relayout.lua' or 'mxout.lua' as appropriate and a couple of functions to redirect rewritten bounce message recipients in 'smtpsvr.lua' text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:create_a_connection_method?rev=1542192349&do=diff How to Create a Connection There are two ways that VPOP3 can be configured to connect to the Internet. Which one you use depends on the service provided by your ISP. Using a Permanent 'Always On' Connection This is the most common connection method. It assumes you are connecting to the Internet via a router which is permanently connected. In this scenario VPOP3 simply needs to connect to the router so setting up VPOP3 is very simple. 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 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:database_maintenance?rev=1542192349&do=diff Database Maintenance VPOP3 uses the PostgreSQL database server for most of its data storage. Normally this will not require any special maintenance, because it will manage itself. To do any special database maintenance you will need to close down VPOP3 first, because PostgreSQL needs exclusive access to the database to perform any operations such as decreasing the size of database files. Note that these operations may take some time! There are some PostgreSQL utility programs in the VPOP3\pgs… 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:error_expanding_recipient_-_nesting_level_too_deep?rev=1542192349&do=diff Error expanding recipient - Nesting Level too deep You receive an error message saying: Error expanding recipient "<email address>" Nesting Level too deep (51) Check the configuration for loops (Note the '51' number may be slightly different - that's the nesting level - anything over 50 is detected as an error) text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:error_sending_message_after_authentication?rev=1542192349&do=diff "Error Sending Message After Authentication" in Webmail If you get an error while sending a message using Webmail, such as “Error sending message after authentication - error 0 - text 502 Error: command not implemented” this means that you have another SMTP server running on the VPOP3 computer, and when the VPOP3 Webmail service tries to send the message it is sending it to this other SMTP server, rather than to the VPOP3 server. The Webmail service uses internal commands which the other SMTP… text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:fax_global_address_book?rev=1542192349&do=diff Fax Printer Driver Address Book The VPOP3 Fax Printer Driver obtains address book details using LDAP. So, you must make sure that the VPOP3 LDAP service is enabled, and that the Fax Printer Driver has the correct VPOP3 address, and the same TCP/IP port defined to access the LDAP service as VPOP3 is using. 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:full_text_search?rev=1542192349&do=diff Full Text Search In VPOP3 Enterprise v7.0 a facility for full-text-search on message content was added. Because the full-text-search indexes can be quite big, this facility is optional. For several reasons, the full-text-search is stored in a separate PostgreSQL database. This means that it is not backed up with your standard backups. After a restore, the full-text-search index can be rebuilt from the raw message content. text/html 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 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:how_to_share_domains_between_exchange_and_vpop3?rev=1542192349&do=diff How to 'share' domains between Exchange and VPOP3 If you want to have a VPOP3 server and Exchange Server using the same email domain, then you need to ensure that Exchange does not think it is 'authoritative' for the domain in question. See <http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=321721> for details of how to do this in Exchange 2000 and 2003 (a similar process may be used in later versions of Exchange - contact your Microsoft Support technician if you need more help). 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 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:install_to_external_pgsql?rev=1542192349&do=diff Install VPOP3 using external PostgreSQL database (VPOP3 version 5 or later) In some cases, advanced users may wish to have VPOP3 use an external PostgreSQL database instead of the one installed with VPOP3. This is possible by telling VPOP3 the connection details during installation. 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:installed_new_router_and_now_nothing_works?rev=1542192349&do=diff We installed a new router and now nothing works If you installed a new router on your network and left it at the default settings, you may find that VPOP3 doesn't seem to work afterwards. This is because it may be that the new router allocates new IP addresses on your network. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:isp_needs_pop3_before_smtp_authentication?rev=1542192349&do=diff The ISP needs POP3 before SMTP authentication Some ISPs (especially in Germany) require you to log on to collect your POP3 mail before they will allow you to send any mail through their SMTP relay servers. VPOP3 actually connects to the POP3 server and SMTP server at the same time, so usually it will not have successfully logged onto the ISP's POP3 server before it tries to start sending mail. 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/how_to:performance_requirements?rev=1542192349&do=diff Performance Requirements The performance requirements for VPOP3 depends on many factors, so we can't give specific details for any scenario. How to detect limiting factors * Use the Windows Performance Monitor (perfmon.msc) * Add counters for: text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:reinstall_vpop3?rev=1542192349&do=diff How to Reinstall VPOP3 To reinstall VPOP3 simply run the VPOP3 installer again, making sure that you do the install into the same directory as your current installation is in. Do NOT uninstall VPOP3 first, unless you are happy to lose all existing settings, messages, users etc. 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:restore_folder_-_v5?rev=1542192349&do=diff Restore selected mail folders or mailbox in VPOP3 v5 or later (This option is only available in VPOP3 Enterprise) First - if the problem is that messages were deleted very recently (the default is within 3 days), you can probably use the Undelete feature in VPOP3. text/html 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: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: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:the_message_could_not_be_loaded._please_return_to_the_quarantine_page_and_try_again?rev=1542192349&do=diff The message could not be loaded. Please return to the Quarantine page and try again This error normally means the message file has been deleted from the hard disk (probably by a virus scanner or something else on the PC). If you can find the message in the VPOP3 settings (Settings text/html 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/how_to:use_the_vpop3_status_monitor?rev=1542192349&do=diff How to use the VPOP3 Status Monitor The VPOP3 Status Monitor is a small program which displays a postbox icon (usually red) in the Windows notification area (usually at the bottom right of the screen - by the clock). This icon can be used for quick access to various VPOP3 facilities. Note that the Status Monitor is text/html 2019-11-12T16:06:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:v2_-_move_to_a_new_pc?rev=1573574804&do=diff How To Move VPOP3 Version 2 to a New PC (Also applies to version 1.x) To move VPOP3 to a new PC you should go through the following steps: * Copy the VPOP3 files * Copy the VPOP3 directory and subdirectories from the old PC to the new PC. (If you are moving to Windows Vista/2008/7/2012/8 or later, do NOT copy the files to a 'Program Files' folder on the new PC. Recent versions of Windows have special protection for those folders, which is not compatible with VPOP3) text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:v3_-_move_message_store?rev=1542192349&do=diff How to move the VPOP3 Message Store to a new PC Use this option if you want to have VPOP3 running on one PC, but have the message store database on another PC. Manually Install PostgreSQL on the new PC Download the 'pgInstaller' version of PostgreSQL from the 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 2018-12-05T15:25:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:v3_-_move_to_a_new_folder?rev=1544023541&do=diff How to move VPOP3 V3 to a new folder This guide assumes you want to move the whole of VPOP3 (including the message store) to a new folder on the same PC * Stop VPOP3 * Stop PostgreSQL * Remove the PostgreSQL service * Move VPOP3 to the new folder 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 2021-03-19T16:01:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:v5_-_move_to_a_new_folder?rev=1616169708&do=diff How to move VPOP3 V5+ to a new folder This guide assumes you want to move the whole of VPOP3 (including the message store) to a new folder on the same PC * Stop VPOP3 * Stop VPOP3DB * Remove the VPOP3DB service * Move VPOP3 to the new folder text/html 2026-01-05T09:31:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/how_to:vpop3_re-downloading_old_messages_from_isp_pop3_server?rev=1767605507&do=diff VPOP3 re-downloading old messages from the ISP POP3 server If you tell VPOP3's POP3 mail collector to leave messages on the ISP's server for a few days, you may find that sometimes VPOP3 will redownload all the messages from the ISP mailbox again. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/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/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 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 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: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: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: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 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: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:message_monitoring?rev=1542192349&do=diff Message Monitoring Message monitoring in VPOP3 will tell VPOP3 to send a copy of all the outgoing, internal and/or incoming mail from/to specified users to be sent to another specified user. In the current versions of VPOP3, all monitored messages are sent to the same user (or list), you cannot specify different recipients for different monitored users. (This may be something that is added/enhanced in the future) 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 2026-01-05T09:25:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:password_strength_checking_script?rev=1767605139&do=diff Password Strength Checking Script You can tell VPOP3 to enforce password strength checks by using a Lua script which performs the checks for you. The Lua script can be edited in Settings -> Scripts and is called passwordcheck.lua (in older versions of VPOP3 it is stored in a file called 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:quarantine_viewer?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spamfilter Quarantine Viewer Settings -> Spamfilter -> Quarantine Viewer The Quarantine Viewer lets you see messages which have been quarantined by the VPOP3 Spam Filter. As an administrator you can see quarantined messages for any user, and release them if appropriate. If you release a message, it will be sent into the original recipient's Inbox, not into your Inbox. text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:running_database_updates_within_a_transaction?rev=1542192349&do=diff Running database updates within a transaction This is a trick which database experts use, because they have learned (often the hard way) that a simple mistype can trash a database... Before running any database query which can alter the database (UPDATE, DELETE, INSERT, DROP, CREATE, ALTER) begin a database transaction using the text/html 2021-08-09T10:55:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:scheduler_script?rev=1628506507&do=diff Scheduled Task Script Note that this functionality is only available in VPOP3 Enterprise VPOP3 Enterprise can run Lua script periodically to do custom background tasks. It can run a function every minute, 5 minutes, hourly or daily. The Lua script is stored in a file called 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_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:smtp_reputation_stats?rev=1542192349&do=diff SMTP Reputation Stats (Added in v6.20) If you receive email by direct incoming SMTP (not via an ISP or filtering service) then you can tell VPOP3 to report sender reputation statistics back to VPOP3. This is enabled/disabled in the Settings -> Misc Settings page. 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: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_comments?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: Comments In the spam filter scripts, blank lines are ignored. Any line beginning with a # character is treated as a comment. Comments must be on a line of their own; there is no way to add a comment to the end of a line. Examples text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:spamrules_statement_include?rev=1542192349&do=diff Spam Filter Rules: Include Statement Include Version 2.1.7+ Purpose Including other files within the spam rules To include another file within the spam rules, insert a line saying ''Include <filename to include>'' There should not be any quotes around the filename to include, even if it contains spaces. Note that all files are within the same 'scope', so variables defined in one file will be visible within all subsequent included files. 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:status_monitor?rev=1542192349&do=diff VPOP3 Status Monitor The VPOP3 status monitor allows users to see what VPOP3 is doing, and also, optionally, to send/receive simple 'instant messages' between local users. Different users can have different permissions for the status monitor. They can be set for all administrators or non-administrators on 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/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: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 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:using_tables?rev=1542192349&do=diff Using tables/grids Many VPOP3 settings pages use grids to show you a set of data, for instance on the Users, Mappings and Lists pages. These have several standard features which are described below. * Most of the grids are 'delayed-fill'. This means that they don't fill up with data immediately when the page is loaded, this is to speed up the page load times. Only the first (visible) section of the grid is filled at first (sometimes there may be a short delay before this is filled, if the da… text/html 2018-11-14T10:45:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pscs.co.uk/reference:version_4_webmail?rev=1542192349&do=diff VPOP3 Webmail Help Webmail is a way of accessing your mail using a normal web browser. It is designed to be close in functionality to a 'normal' email client, so should be straightforward to use. If you use VPOP3 Enterprise, then the mail visible through the web browser will be the same as that visible through your IMAP4 email client - the IMAP4 client will synchronise with 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…