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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.
If this is an initial installation, then you can call 0871 311 1047 (calls cost 10p per minute from a BT land line) and we can remote into your server to help you configure it. Note that this service is not available for reinstalls/moves etc. See other articles on this Wiki, or use our normal support methods.
You may need to turn off disk write-back caching on your PC. Database systems require tight control of hard disks to avoid disk corruption. Write back caches will pretend to write data to the disk before actually doing so. This means that if the PC is turned off (or explodes or the power fails) between the cache pretending to have written the data and it actually being written, the data will be lost, and this can cause the database to be corrupted.
To disable write caching:
Note that if you disable write-back caching then you will slow down the disk access on the PC, so the choice is really yours whether you prefer the speed of having it enabled or the safety of disabling it. Using server PC hardware with battery backed cache is the best option if you need both the speed and the safety.