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UnSubscribe From a Mailing List

Introduction
These instructions show ways to unsubscribe from a mailing list.
Requirements
Subscriptions must be enabled for the list. This includes configuring MDaemon to Honor ‘<List>-subscribe’ and ‘<List>-unsubscribe’ addresses. This option is in the Misc tab of the Setup > Miscellaneous options. . . command.
How To
MDaemon offers multiple ways to unsubscribe from a mailing list:
Email to MDaemon Account Using this method, the subscriber sends a message to MDaemon requesting to unsubscribe from the list. The first line of the message contains a the request followed the email address of the list. To unsubscribe from BookClub@ghostwriter.shacknet.nu send this message: To: MDaemon@ghostwriter.shacknet.nu
First line of body: UNSUBSCRIBE BookClub@ghostwriter.shacknet.nu

Email to Mailing List With this method, the subscriber sends a message to the list requesting to unsubscribe. To unsubscribe from BookClub@ghostwriter.shacknet.nu send this message: To: BookClub-subscribe@ghostwriter.shacknet.nu

Email to Auto Responder With this method, the subscriber sends a message to an account with an unsubscription auto responder. If the account GoodbyeBookClub@ghostwriter.shacknet.nu has an auto responder to unsubscribe from BookClub@ghostwriter.shacknet.nu, then to unsubscribe to BookClub@ghostwriter.shacknet.nu send this message: To: GoodbyeBookClub@ghostwriter.shacknet.nu

All of these options can be set up for automatic unsubscribing in HTML by using simple mailto tags:
Email to MDaemon Account Use this mailto tag:

<a href="mailto:MDaemon@ghostwriter.shacknet.nu?body=      
UNSUBSCRIBE BookClub@ghostwriter.shacknet.nu">Unsubscribe from Book Club      List</a>

Email to Mailing List Use this mailto tag:

<a href="mailto:BookClub-unsubscribe@ghostwriter.shacknet.nu">Unsubscribe      from Book Club List</a>

Email to Auto Responder Use this mailto tag:

<a href="mailto:GoodbyeBookClub@ghostwriter.shacknet.nu">Unsubscribe from      Book Club List</a>

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Automatically Delete Dead Email Addresses

Introduction
MDaemon can automatically delete a member from a mailing list when a message:

• sent the email addresses is returned with a permanent fatal error.
• expires from the retry queue.

Requirements
This function works only if have configured the list routing to be ‘cracked’ or sent from your local server. It does not work when using a smart host. For more information see the MDaemon User Manual or the online help.
How To
These instructions apply to both new and existing mailing lists. The commands to create and edit mailing lists are in the Lists menu.
The instructions start with the Mailing List Editor dialog displayed.

1. Select the Members tab.
2. Activate the option to Automatically remove dead addresses from list membership.
3. Use the OK button.

Also see Automatically Delete ‘Dead’ Email Addresses using Smart Host

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Automatically Delete Dead Email Addresses using Smart Hosts

Introduction
MDaemon can automatically delete a member from a mailing list when a message:

• sent the email addresses is returned with a permanent fatal error.
• expires from the retry queue.

Requirements
This function works with a smart host if the return address is for the local host. For more information see the “Mailing Lists” section of the MDaemon User Manual or the online help.
How To
These instructions apply to both new and existing mailing lists. The commands to create and edit mailing lists are in the Lists menu.
The instructions start with the Mailing List Editor dialog displayed.

1. Select the Members tab.
2. Activate the option to Automatically remove dead addresses from list membership.
3. Use the OK button.
4. Use the Setup > Miscellaneous options. . . command. This displays the Miscellaneous Options dialog.
5. Select the Misc tab.
6. Activate these options:
   • List pruner deletes messages that don’t contain parsable addresses.
   • List pruner saves messages which result in list member removal.
7. Use the OK button

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Screening List Service Requests from the Mailing List

Introduction
MDaemon mailing lists can be set up to accept service requests as email messages. Service requests include subscription options and changes in member email addresses, for example.
These requests should be directed to the list manager, not to the list itself. MDaemon has an option to block requests from reaching the mailing list.
Requirements
This option is located in the Systems tab of the Miscellaneous Options dialog.

You can access this dialog through the Setup > Miscellaneous options command, not through the List menu.
How To
The instructions begin with the Miscellaneous Options dialog displayed.

1. Select the System tab.
2. Activate the option for Pre-process mailing list mail
3. Use the OK button

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Add Header and Footer Content to List Messages

Introduction
Mailing list Headers and footers add content to every list message. They appear in the message for the use of the recipient. The headers and footers can provide information about the list, such as the list name, a link to the message archives and subscription information.
These headers and footers should not be confused with the normally hidden email message headers containing routing and processing information.
Requirements
You need to know the header/footer file information requested in the Support Files tab of the Mailing List Editor dialog. This includes the content you want to have in the headers and footers. As a design consideration, content headers can sometimes add clutter to the message. Placing support information in the footer keeps the content both accessible and out of the way.

For definitions of the relevant items in the Support Files tab, see the MDaemon User Manual or the online help.
The header and foot content must be stored in text files, not word processor files.
How To
These instructions apply to both new and existing mailing lists. The commands to create and edit mailing lists are in the Lists menu.
The instructions start with the Mailing List Editor dialog displayed.

1. Select the Support Files tab.
2. Use the Create button associated with the Path to. . . header or footer text boxes. This opens a dialog for creating the file.
   Note: If you already have created the header or footer content in a text file, you can add it to the mailing list by using the Browse button.
   Note: If you already have added a content file for the mailing list header or footer, you can edit it by using the Edit button. (The name of the Create button changes to Edit once you have selected a content file for the header or footer.
3. Navigate to where you want to store the header or footer file. Enter a name for the header or footer file and use the Open button to create the file in your system text editor, typically the Windows Notepad.
   Note: The default location for the header and footer files is in the App directory of your MDaemon folder.
4. Use the File > Save command to save the file and then exit from the text editor.
5. Select another tab or use the OK button.

The header/footer text will now appear on every message for the list

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Notify Someone about List Activity

Introduction
An MDaemon mailing list can send notifications of certain events, such as message rejections for private lists, subscriptions and unsubscriptions. The notification emails can go to an individual or to an auto responder.
Notifications might be useful for announcement lists, for example, when tracking subscriptions and unsubscriptions.
Requirements
You need to know the items requested in the Notifications tab of the Mailing List Editor dialog. This includes knowing the email address to receive the notifications.

For definitions of these items, see the MDaemon User Manual or the online help.

For definitions of the relevant items in the Support Files tab, see the MDaemon User Manual or the online help.
The header and foot content must be stored in text files, not word processor files.
How To
These instructions apply to both new and existing mailing lists. The commands to create and edit mailing lists are in the Lists menu.
The instructions start with the Mailing List Editor dialog displayed.

1. Select the Notifications tab.
2. Enter the email address to receive the notifications. You can select an address from the drop down list or type in an address. The address can be in a domain different from the mailing list.
3. Activate the mailing list events that will send a notification.
4. Choose whether you want to email a rejection message to unauthorized senders attempting to post to a private list.
5. Enter the email address to receive the notification of remote servers rejecting recipient messages. You can select an address from the drop down list or type in an address. The address can be in a domain different from the mailing list. It can be for an individual or an auto responder.
6. Select another tab or use the OK button

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Create an Open Discussion Group

Introduction
An open discussion group allows individuals in a mailing list to communicate among themselves in open conversation. In a open group, MDaemon distributes to the list every message from every authorized user. List members can subscribe and unsubscribe.
In this example, the mailing list is called Book Club. If you follow these instructions, substituting your own list name and members, you will have set up the basics for an open discussion group.
Requirements
You need to know the items requested in the Options, Members, Subscriptions and Support Files tabs of the Mailing List Editor dialog.
For definitions of these items, see the MDaemon User Manual or the online help.
How To
These instructions apply to a new mailing list.
In this example, the mailing list is called Book Club and the domain is ghostwriter.shacknet.nu. If you follow these instructions, substituting your own list name, domain and members, you will have set up the basics for an open discussion group.
The instructions begin with the Mailing List Editor dialog displayed. You display this dialog by using the Lists > New List command.

1. Select, if it is not already, the Options tab.
   This tab is for entering general information about the mailing list.
2. Type the list name in the Name box.
3. Select a domain from the drop down list. Together, the list name and domain name make up the email address of the list. In the example, the email address is BookClub@ghostwriter.shacknet.nu.
4. Type the list email address in the List’s “Reply To:” address box. This way, all replies go to the list. In the example, the email address is BookClub@ghostwriter.shacknet.nu.
5. Activate these List Properties:
   • This list is private...
   • Messages have list name in subject...
6. Deactivate these List Properties:
   • This list is hidden from the global address book...
   • This list responds to EXPN and LIST requests...
   • Messages have thread numbers in subject...
7. At your option:
   • Set the Delivery precedence or keep it at the default 80.
   • Select member’s full name for Replace TO: field with
   • Deactivate Include List Member in TO Field.
   • Set a maximum size limit for messages–or enter 0 (zero) for no limit.
8. Select the Members tab.
   This tab is for setting membership options and manually adding, changing and deleting memberships.
   
9. Select the Normal membership type, use the Default button and use the OK button in response to the program information dialog. This sets the default list membership type to Normal. With Normal memberships, the users you enter manually and those who subscribe by email will be able to send and receive messages. Also, they will receive each message individually, not as a digest.
10. For each member:
    • Type in the New member email box the email address of the member or select a local email address from the drop down list.
    • Type in the New member real name box the real name of the member.
    • Use the Add button.
11. When you are done adding members, select the Subscriptions tab.
    This tab is for setting up subscription options for the mailing list.
12. Activate the option to Allow people to subscribe to this mailing list via email.
13. Activate the option to Authenticate subscription requests.
14. If the list is associated with an auto responder, activate the option to Authenticate auto responder generated subscribers.
15. Activate the option to Allow people to unsubscribe from this mailing list via email.
16. Activate the option to Authenticate unsubscription requests.
17. If the list is associated with an auto responder, activate the option to Authenticate auto responder generated unsubscribers.
18. Enter a time limit in minutes for subscribers and unsubscribers to respond to the authentication request confirmation messages.. After the time limit expires, MDaemon discards the request to subscribe or unsubscribe. The default 7200 minutes is five days in minutes from the time MDaemon receives the request.
19. When you are done, select the Support Files tab.
    This tab is for entering messages sent to new members—subscribers or those added manually—and setting message header and footer content. In this case you are setting up only a footer.
    
20. Use the Create button associated with the Path to footer box. This opens a dialog for creating the file.
21. Navigate to where you want to store the footer file. Enter a name for the footer file and use the Open button to create the file in your system text editor, typically the Windows Notepad.
22. Type information such as this:

    --Book Club eMail List-----------------------------------------------      
    List Archives: http://ghostwriter.shacknet.nu/bookclub/archives      
    Subscriptions: http://ghostwriter.shacknet.nu/bookclub/subscriptions      
    Unsubscribe: BookClub-Unsubscribe@ghostwriter.shacknet.nu      
    --POWERED BY MDAEMON!------------------------------------------------
    

    Including the subscription information and a link to unsubscribe makes your email list run more efficiently by eliminating the need for manually managing memberships.
23. Use the File > Save command to save the file and then exit from the text editor.
24. Use the OK button.

In this example:

• If this is an internal list with required participation, eliminate the subscription options.
• You can add options for send notifications of certain events, such as message rejections for private lists, subscriptions and unsubscriptions

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Create an Moderated Discussion Group

Introduction
With moderated lists, all messages are screened before being approved for distribution. These types of lists are good to reduce flaming and spam on lists, for example.
In this example, the mailing list is called Book Club. If you follow these instructions, substituting your own list name and members, you will have set up the basics for a moderated discussion group.
Requirements
You need to know the items requested in the Options, Members, Subscriptions, Support Files and Security tabs of the Mailing List Editor dialog.
For definitions of these items, see the MDaemon User Manual or the online help.
How To
These instructions apply to a new mailing list.
In this example, the mailing list is called Book Club and the domain is ghostwriter.shacknet.nu. If you follow these instructions, substituting your own list name, domain and members, you will have set up the basics for a moderated discussion group.
The instructions begin with the Mailing List Editor dialog displayed. You display this dialog by using the Lists > New List command.

1. Select, if it is not already, the Options tab.
   This tab is for entering general information about the mailing list.
2. Type the list name in the Name box.
3. Select a domain from the drop down list. Together, the list name and domain name make up the email address of the list. In the example, the email address is BookClub@ghostwriter.shacknet.nu.
4. Type the list email address in the List’s “Reply To:” address box. This way, all replies go to the list. In the example, the email address is BookClub@ghostwriter.shacknet.nu.
5. Activate these List Properties:
   • Messages have list name in subject...
6. Deactivate these List Properties:
   • This list is private...(Private lists cannot be moderated.)
   • This list is hidden from the global address book...
   • This list responds to EXPN and LIST requests...
   • Messages have thread numbers in subject...
7. At your option:
   • Set the Delivery precedence or keep it at the default 80.
   • Select member’s full name for Replace TO: field with
   • Deactivate Include List Member in TO Field.
   • Set a maximum size limit for messages–or enter 0 (zero) for no limit.
8. Select the Members tab.
   This tab is for setting membership options and manually adding, changing and deleting memberships.
   
9. Select the Normal membership type, use the Default button and use the OK button in response to the program information dialog. This sets the default list membership type to Normal. With Normal memberships, the users you enter manually and those who subscribe by email will be able to send and receive messages. Also, they will receive each message individually, not as a digest.
10. For each member:
    • Type in the New member email box the email address of the member or select a local email address from the drop down list.
    • Type in the New member real name box the real name of the member.
    • Use the Add button.
11. When you are done adding members, select the Subscriptions tab.
    This tab is for setting up subscription options for the mail list.
12. Activate the option to Allow people to subscribe to this mailing list via email.
13. Activate the option to Authenticate subscription requests.
14. If the list is associated with an auto responder, activate the option to Authenticate auto responder generated subscribers.
15. Activate the option to Allow people to unsubscribe from this mailing list via email.
16. Activate the option to Authenticate unsubscription requests.
17. If the list is associated with an auto responder, activate the option to Authenticate auto responder generated unsubscribers.
18. Enter a time limit in minutes for subscribers and unsubscribers to respond to the authentication request confirmation messages.. After the time limit expires, MDaemon discards the request to subscribe or unsubscribe. The default 7200 minutes is five days in minutes from the time MDaemon receives the request.
19. When you are done, select the Support Files tab.
    This tab is for entering messages sent to new members—subscribers or those added manually—and setting message header and footer content. In this case you are setting up only a footer.
    
20. Use the Create button associated with the Path to footer box. This opens a dialog for creating the file.
21. Navigate to where you want to store the footer file. Enter a name for the footer file and use the Open button to create the file in your system text editor, typically the Windows Notepad.
22. Type information such as this:

    --Book Club eMail List-----------------------------------------------      
    List Archives: http://ghostwriter.shacknet.nu/bookclub/archives      
    Subscriptions: http://ghostwriter.shacknet.nu/bookclub/subscriptions      
         
    Unsubscribe: BookClub-Unsubscribe@ghostwriter.shacknet.nu      
    --POWERED BY MDAEMON!------------------------------------------------
    

    Including the subscription information and a link to unsubscribe makes your email list run more efficiently by eliminating the need for manually managing memberships.
23. Use the File > Save command to save the file and then exit from the text editor.
24. Select the Security tab.
    This tab is for setting a list password, setting up moderator for the list and enabling password-driven overrides. In this example, you are using only the moderator setup function.
25. Activate the option for This list is moderated by.
26. Type a moderator email address or select a local address from the drop down list.
27. Use the OK button.

In this example:

• If this is an internal list with required participation, eliminate the subscription options.
• You can add options for send notifications of certain events, such as message rejections for private lists, subscriptions and unsubscriptions

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Create an Announcement List

Introduction
An announcement mailing list transmits one-way messages, with no direct replies from the group.
If you send product notifications, press releases, policy announcements or client newsletters, as examples, an announcement list does want you need.
In many commercial cases, list members can subscribe and unsubscribe.
In this example, the mailing list is called Book Club. If you follow these instructions, substituting your own list name and members, you will have set up the basics for an announcement list.
Requirements
You need to know the items requested in the Options, Members, Subscriptions and Support Files tabs of the Mailing List Editor dialog. You display this dialog by using the Lists > New List command.
You also need to setup an address alias for the person who receives responses to the announcement. By setting up an alias, you can send the replies to one or more people. Also, if you have a personnel change, the reply address can stay the same by changing the real address associated with the address alias. You set up aliases by using the Accounts > Address aliases. . . command.
For definitions of these items, see the MDaemon User Manual or the online help.
How To
These instructions apply to a new mailing list.
In this example, the mailing list is called Book Club, the domain is ghostwriter.shacknet.nu and the email address alias is BookClubListReplies@ ghostwriter.shacknet.nu. If you follow these instructions, substituting your own list name, domain, members and account alias, you will have set up the basics for an announcement list.
These instructions begin at the main screen of the MDaemon server software.

1. Use the Accounts > Address aliases. . . command. This displays the Aliases dialog.
2. Type the alias address in the supplied box.
3. Type in the Actual address box the email address of person or select a local email address from the drop down list.
4. Use the Add button to create the alias.
5. Use the OK button to complete the alias creation process.
6. Use the Lists > New List. . . command. This displays the Mailing List Editor dialog.
7. Select, if it is not already, the Options tab.
   This tab is for entering general information about the mailing list.
8. Type the list name in the Name box.
9. Select a domain from the drop down list. Together, the list name and domain name make up the email address of the list. In the example, the email address is BookClub@ghostwriter.shacknet.nu.
10. Type in the List’s “Reply To:” address box the address alias you created. This way, all replies go to the real address associated with the address alias. In the example, the address alias is BookClubListReplies@ghostwriter.shacknet.nu.
11. Activate these List Properties:
    • This list is private...
    • Messages have list name in subject...
12. Deactivate these List Properties:
    • This list is hidden from the global address book...
    • This list responds to EXPN and LIST requests...
    • Messages have thread numbers in subject...
13. At your option:
    • Set the Delivery precedence or keep it at the default 80.
    • Select member’s full name for Replace TO: field with
    • Deactivate Include List Member in TO Field.
    • Set a maximum size limit for messages–or enter 0 (zero) for no limit.
14. Select the Members tab.
    This tab is for setting membership options and manually adding, changing and deleting memberships.
    
15. Select the Read only membership type, use the Default button and use the OK button in response to the program information dialog. This sets the default list membership type to Read only. With Read only memberships, the users you enter manually and those who subscribe by email will be able to receive messages but not send them.
16. For each member:
    • Type in the New member email box the email address of the member or select a local email address from the drop down list.
    • Type in the New member real name box the real name of the member.
    • Use the Add button.
17. Add the email address of the person sending the messages. For the sake of privacy, this should be a made up email address, such as BookClubList@ghostwriter.shacknet.nu. Before using the Add button make sure to select Normal membership option. In this way, the person can send out the email messages.
18. When you are done adding members, select the Subscriptions tab.
    This tab is for setting up subscription options for the mailing list.
19. Activate the option to Allow people to subscribe to this mailing list via email.
20. Activate the option to Authenticate subscription requests.
21. If the list is associated with an auto responder, activate the option to Authenticate auto responder generated subscribers.
22. Activate the option to Allow people to unsubscribe from this mailing list via email.
23. Activate the option to Authenticate unsubscription requests.
24. If the list is associated with an auto responder, activate the option to Authenticate auto responder generated unsubscribers.
25. Enter a time limit in minutes for subscribers and unsubscribers to respond to the authentication request confirmation messages. After the time limit expires, MDaemon discards the request to subscribe or unsubscribe. The default 7200 minutes is five days in minutes from the time MDaemon receives the request.
26. When you are done, select the Support Files tab.
    This tab is for entering messages sent to new members—subscribers or those added manually—and setting message header and footer content. In this case you are setting up only a footer.
    
27. Use the Create button associated with the Path to footer box. This opens a dialog for creating the file.
28. Navigate to where you want to store the footer file. Enter a name for the footer file and use the Open button to create the file in your system text editor, typically the Windows Notepad.
29. Type information such as this:

    --Book Club eMail List-----------------------------------------------      
    List Archives: http://ghostwriter.shacknet.nu/bookclub/archives      
    Subscriptions: http://ghostwriter.shacknet.nu/bookclub/subscriptions      
    Unsubscribe: BookClubq-Unsubscribe@ghostwriter.shacknet.nu      
    --POWERED BY MDAEMON!------------------------------------------------
    

    Including the subscription information and a link to unsubscribe makes your email list run more efficiently by eliminating the need for manually managing memberships.
30. Use the File > Save command to save the file and then exit from the text editor.
31. Use the OK button

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Email Administration and MDaemon

Email administration is the art of running an email server. The goal is to provide flexible, convenient and easy-to-use communications services for authorized users, while blocking spam, viruses and unauthorized use.
There is no mystery to email administration, especially with MDaemon. Anyone with a little knowledge of MS Windows and an interest in knowing about email can learn the basics of using MDaemon today and grow into more advanced methods if and as required. For many installations, the basics may be all you ever need.
You do not need to be an Information Technology professional to install and use MDaemon. In its easy configuration, MDaemon is designed to be installed and virtually forgotten.
Setting up and operating MDaemon can be as simple or as complex as you like. MDaemon’s “out of the box” default settings give you a secure server with performance matching that of your server hardware.
Concerning MDaemon’s default settings, ServerWatch said this in their July 25 2003 review:
“Despite the complex scenarios that can be involved in initially setting up a mail server, Alt-N simplified the choices to those most vital and uses intelligent defaults otherwise.”

You can operate MDaemon in either Easy Mode or Advanced Mode. (These HowTos show Advanced Mode procedures, but they can be used with Easy Mode, by just ignoring the advanced commands, tabs and options.)

Use the File > Switch to. . . command to change between modes. After changing to the mode you must restart your email server.
Easy mode contains the basic menus and a simple screen for monitoring MDaemon:

It has fewer configurable options for each command, with MDaemon using the “intelligent defaults” mentioned in the ServerWatch review.
Note: You can also configure the “Advanced Mode” options, then switch to “Easy Mode” and MDaemon will continue use the settings for the now “hidden options.”
Advanced mode provides access to all MDaemon commands and options. The advanced monitor provides many different ways to view server activity.

With a little previous computer knowledge, you can start with MDaemon today. Because of its easy entry and ability to grow with you, MDaemon provides you with the most useful administration, communication and security functions of any industry-standard email server

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Email Works Like This

Email is Similar to the Post Office
In the world of snail mail, the sender writes a letter and drops it into a mail box. When this happens, the letter has just entered a sorting and transportation system where it stays for some amount of time. Eventually the letter ends up with a mail carrier who delivers it into the mail box of the receiver. The receiver opens the mail and, ah, lets it lay on the front hall table until someone throws it away. To find the mail later, the receiver must dig through the trash. If the receiver needs the mail while away from home and the trash, well, too bad.

Email works somewhat similarly to this:

1. A person creates and sends an email using client software called the Mail User Agent or MUA. Outlook, Eudora and Mail are MUA’s. Creating and sending email is similar to writing a letter and dropping it into a mail box.
2. An email server, known as a Mail Transport Agent (MTA) routes the message across the Internet to another MTA. This is analogous to sorting and transporting snail mail.
3. The receiver of the email contacts the MTA or email server using another client (MUA) and reads the email. This is like the mail carrier delivering a letter and the recipient opening and reading it.

So email uses three basic types of software, running on client and server hardware:
Mail User Agent Running on the users’ machines, the MUA — or client software — enables the creating, sending and receiving of emails from the desktop. Mail Transport Agent The MTA runs on a server. An email typically goes through two MTA’s – one local to the sender and the other local to the receiver – when sent from one email client (MUA) to another. The most popular MTA software on the Internet is SMTP or Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. Mail Delivery Agent The MDA is also known as the POP server or IMAP server or both. It can also be a webmail server. This software often runs on a server, normally along with the MTA. It is local to the recipient’s MTA and delivers email to local mailboxes for the MUA. POP and IMAP MDAs
There are two primary types of Mail Delivery Agent software: POP and IMAP. Both POP and IMAP are industry-standards and the dominate means of people receiving their email.
POP The Post Office Protocol is the oldest widely used Internet Mail Delivery Agent. Its current implementation is POP3. POP is a simple protocol to configure, operate and maintain. When using POP, a client goes online with the email server, downloads the mail, then goes offline.

POP messages are stored on the mail server until downloaded to the client software on the user’s machine. The messages are then stored on the client machine and deleted from the server. In recent years POP has added the option to leave email on the server after downloading it. This enables a user to download the same mail using multiple POP clients on multiple computers. Each email client can download the same messages one time.
IMAP The Internet Message Access Protocol is a more recent development in email technology. Its current implementation is IMAP4. IMAP can do all of the POP functions, plus many more. It can be simple or complex to configure, operate and maintain. IMAP was designed for users to stay connected to one or more email servers while reading, creating and organizing messages.

Users can manipulate both mail and mailboxes on the IMAP server where the mail resides. Server-side mailboxes can be added, nested, renamed, moved and deleted. Mailboxes can be for private and shared access. Shared mailboxes are available for such uses as mailing lists, announcements and common projects. Messages can be freely copied and moved between mailboxes on multiple accounts on multiple servers. Mail can also be cached on the user’s machine for offline reading. Unless prevented through security measures, the user can view mail using any IMAP client or any client machine.
MDaemon supports POP email in its standard version. It supports both POP and IMAP in its Pro version.
In addition to sending and receiving email, MDaemon can scan email for viruses and spam. It can also host mail lists and catalogs. These are functions discussed in other howtos and whitepapers