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IMail 11 What's New

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What's New for IMail Server v11

IMail Mobile Synchronization

Users now have the capability to synchronize their mobile devices with their web client information to include e-mail, contacts and calendar events. Users can maintain their contacts and calendar appointments from either their computer or mobile device, and remain synchronized.

Outlook synchronization is also capable, but requires installing the WorkgroupShare Client. This enables synchronizing e-mail, contacts, calendars, notes, and tasks between their web client, Outlook and their mobile devices.

Default Mobile Synchronization Settings

• New IMail Server installations will have all mobile synchronization settings turned on.
• Upgrades will have the following settings:
  • System setting for Enable Mobile Synchronization will be turned on.
  • System Default User Property setting for Enable Mobile Synchronization will be turned on.
  • Domain Property setting for Enable Mobile Synchronization will be turned on.
  • Domain Default User Property setting for Enable Mobile Synchronization will be turned on (all new users will have the setting checked).
  • Existing User Property settings for Mobile Synchronization will be turned off, giving the IMail Administrators the decision of who is allowed to begin mobile synchronization.

The new Console Administrator has the bulk edit user capability, and can turn on this feature by going to the Domain > User List page, select all users and checking the Enable Mobile Synchronization.

Warning: It is recommended that Mobile Synchronization is not turned on for all users simultaneously, as the initial mobile download will put a high stress on your IMail system. See System Requirements for mobile user recommendations.

See the IMail Administration Help > System Settings for more details on enabling this feature. Also available for mobile device owners is the Mobile Sync White Paper.

Product Update

To allow integration for all users to receive the greatest benefit for mobile synchronization, Ipswitch has modified the Product Offerings. WorkgroupShare previously only offered with IMail Premium has the component necessary to allow mobile synchronization with Outlook to include e-mail, contacts, calendars, tasks and notes. WorkgroupShare and Ipswitch Instant Messaging has been integrated into IMail Server Plus and IMail Server, obsoleting IMail Plus, and leaving IMail Server and IMail Premium. See new Table of IMail Product Features.

• IMail Server will now include Ipswitch Instant Messaging and WorkgroupShare.
• IMail Premium will include Ipswitch Instant Messaging, WorkgroupShare and Premium Antispam.

New IP Reputation by Commtouch (IMail Server Premium)

Ipswitch has integrated Commtouch's GlobalView™ Mail Reputation services into IMail Server Premium v11. By default upon installation the new IMailCommtouchIpRep service will be enabled (a wrapper for Commtouch's ctIPd™ daemon) and set to only logging. This default will need to be updated by your System Administrator to enable the full capability of Commtouch's IP Reputation daemon.

The Commtouch GlobalView Mail Reputation daemon (ctIPd™) is an embedded reputation engine with a small footprint. It is responsible for maintaining communication with the Commtouch Datacenter. ctIPd™ delivers reputation data to messaging, security and networking devices, providing an added layer of protection while saving valuable resources by enabling the messaging network to analyze and process requests before message reach the network. These querying devices post queries to ctIPd™ over HTTP, UDP, or RBL/RBL+ protocol requesting reputation data on source IP addresses attempting to establish SMTP sessions for sending messages to recipients.

See the Administration Help at Antispam > Premium Antispam, and Services > Antispam for more information.

IMail Console Administrator

Back by popular demand, the IMail Console Administration application has been rewritten with full functionality for handling all System Administration functions.

Note: WorkgroupShare (Collaboration) and Instant Messaging have been omitted, as separate Console applications already exist for both applications. Look for them at Start > Programs > Ipswitch IMail Server.

The IMail Console Administrator has the following new functionality:

• New Bulk-Edit User capability by domain for editing one or more users simultaneously.
• New User Interface to allow modification to current user Web Preference settings.
• New Domain Default User Settings (also available with the Web Administration).
• New Domain Default Web Preference Settings (also available with the Web Administration).
• New System Default Web Preference Settings (also available with the Web Administration).

New Web Administrator

The Web Administrator originally written using classic ASP has been rewritten to use ASP.Net 2.0 to provide better performance.

Note: Instant Messaging has been omitted from the Web Administration application, as a separate Console application is available. Look for it at Start > Programs > Ipswitch IMail Server > Instant Messaging Server

• New Navigation Bar for the Administrator. For all list display pages where there are too many rows to display on one page, there is now a Navigation Slider, Page Number and Total Count at the bottom of the page.

  

  • Navigates to the first page.
  • Navigates back one page.
  • Clicking on slider bar will also display the key name at the top of the page.
  • Navigates to the next page.
  • Navigates to the last page.
• New Domain drop down to easily switch domains. No longer will you have to go switch domains then return to the User Administration screen to modify user options. The following pages will have this domain changing capability:
  • User Administration
  • User Utilities
  • List Administration
  • Spam Filtering
  • Alias Administration
  • Attachment Blocking
  • Inbound/Outbound Rules
  • White List
  • Peer List

• New User Interface for System Trailer (also available in the Console Administrator) to maintain the system-wide trailer for both HTML and Plain Text.
• New Domain Default User Settings. Previously the System-wide Default User Settings page resided under the User Administration page, which confused users to believe it was a domain level setting. This situation was corrected by moving this page to the System Settings menu, and creating a true Domain Default User Settings page.

  Note: Domain Default User level settings override the System Default User level settings.

• New Domain Default Web Client Preference Settings. New capability to set Web Client Preferences for new users has been added.

  Note: Domain Default Web Client Preference settings override the System Default Web Client Preference settings.

• New System Default Web Client Preference Settings. New capability to set Web Client Preferences for new users has been added.
• New Domain Level Properties Settings
  • Enable Image Suppression for E-mail Messages. Set by default. This new setting will block all images from being viewed, until the link at the top of the e-mail message is clicked to allow the images to always display when selected.
  • Enable Javascript Removal for E-mail Messages. Set by default. This new setting will detect and strip any javascript found in a message.

Services

• SMTP has been rewritten using .NET for improved plug-in capability. The new SMTP service also has improved performance and stability for a better and more reliable mail delivery.
• IMail Web Calendar Service (old) - Will no longer be delivered with new IMail Server installations. The new Web Calendar does not require a service and directly accesses the database. Upgrading from an older version will not delete the old service, allowing continued access to both calendars.

Web Client

• Advanced Search enhancement for searching a specific date has been replaced with a fixed format date panel to accommodate internationalized date formats. This date, when selected, can be changed by numerous methods:
  • Selecting the month can be modified in two ways:
    • Typing the first letter of the month or
    • Use of the up and down arrows to scroll through the months.
  • Selecting the date with the use of the up and down arrows to change the date.
  • Selecting the year with the use of the up and down arrows to change the year.
• New Domain Level Properties Settings for the Web Client
  • Enable Image Suppression for E-mail Messages. Set by default. This new setting will block all images from being viewed, until the link at the top of the e-mail message is clicked to allow the images to always display when selected.
  • Enable Javascript Removal for E-mail Messages. Set by default. This new setting will detect and strip any javascript found in a message.