Designed for the medium-sized office and educational environments, Avirt Mail Server is a store-and-forward mail server that fetches electronic mail from a larger Internet server and then redistributes the mail to an unlimited number of users. Avirt Mail Server is similar to the SOHO-targeted Avirt Rover mail server, but unlike its companion, Avirt Mail Server is designed to support more than five users.
The server can connect to other mail servers via any Internet connection (modem, ISDN, frame relay, leased line, network connection, etc.) and grabs mail at predefined intervals for local storage. You can maintain the connection as long as you need, or just long enough to grab the mail. The local users can then access their mail at their convenience.
Avirt Mail Server is similar to the SOHO-targeted <a href="https://www.serverwatch.com/mailservers-rover.
_The%20Avirt%20Mail%20Server%20is%20a%20relatively%20convenient%20mail%20server.%20%20It%20will%20employ%20the%20Windows%20NT%20security%20tools%20for%20providing%20usernames%20and%20passwords.%20It%20also%20runs%20as%20a%20service%20under%20Windows%20NT%20or%20as%20an%20application%20under%20Windows%2095/98.%20%20As%20of%20version%203.3,%20both%20the%20Intel%20and%20Alpha%20versions%20of%20Windows%20NT%20are%20supported.%20%20The%20server%20is%20configured%20using%20an%20application%20running%20in%20the%20Control%20Panel.%20%20Currently%20there%20is%20no%20remote%20Web-based%20configuration%20available.%20%20The%20server%20can%20be%20configured%20to%20work%20with%20proxies,%20and%20there’s%20connection%20logging%20to%20make%20sure%20that%20your%20scheduling%20connections%20are%20occurring._
_The%20latest%20release%20of%20Avirt%20Mail%20Server%20adds%20a%20number%20of%20important%20new%20features,%20including%20Inter-office%20mail%20support%20(send%20mail%20across%20your%20local%20network%20without%20the%20need%20for%20an%20external%20SMTP%20server),%20domain%20aliasing%20(create%20multiple%20mailboxes%20with%20only%20one%20ISP%20POP%20account),%20server%20side%20filtering,%20urgent%20SMTP%20delivery,%20and%20advanced%20audit%20logging%20capabilities.%20%20A%20variety%20of%20language%20translations%20have%20also%20been%20made%20available%20with%20the%20new%20release.%20%20English,%20Italian,%20German,%20French,%20Spanish,%20and%20Portuguese%20versions%20of%20the%20server%20are%20currently%20available._
_At%20%24199.95%20for%20an%20unlimited%20number%20of%20users,%20the%20Avirt%20Mail%20Server%20offers%20limited%20features%20at%20a%20relatively%20high%20price.%20%20Additional%20editions%20are%20available%20in%20the%20form%20of%20a%20%2449.95%205-user%20license,%20a%20%2499.95%2010-user%20license,%20and%20a%20%24139.95%20unlimited%20user%20Educational%20license.%20%20Overall,%20even%20with%20significant%20improvements%20in%20the%20latest%20releases%20of%20Avirt,%20a%20number%20of%20mail%20servers%20are%20available%20that%20cost%20less,%20offer%20better%20features,%20and%20are%20easier%20to%20use%20than%20Avirt,%20making%20this%20server%20a%20tough%20recommendation%20for%20most%20situations._
_Pros:%20%207%20Easy%20to%20configure,%207%20Cuts%20down%20on%20individual%20connections%20to%20a%20larger%20mail%20server,%207%20Supports%20an%20unlimited%20number%20of%20users%20(in%20the%20%24199.95%20version)_
Cons:%20%207%20Limited%20security%20features,%207%20Lacks%20support%20for%20IMAP4%20and%20LDAP%20services,%207%20No%20remote%20browser-based%20administration,%207%20Lacks%20Anti-SPAM%20support_
New: Inter-Office e-mail (ability to function as an internal network mail server), server side filtering, domain aliasing, Urgent SMTP Delivery, proxy server support, advanced audit logging, Win 95/98/NT system services support, improved RAS/DUN support, language translations;
Upgrade Meter: 5
New in v4.0: Firewall security; distributed caching; dial on-demand; an installation wizard that automatically configures the network; the capablity to scale networks to an unlimited number of network nodes; the capability to enable users to publish Web and e-mail servers from behind firewalls without compromising security; includes increased support for online gaming by enabling all nodes within a network to connect to more online gaming sites; offers wide native protocol support, advanced audit logging, and URL filtering; interoffice mail server with advanced filters
New in v4.2: Improved mail filtering and sorting functionality; corrected a CPU usage problem
Upgrade Meter: 2
Version Reviewed: 3.5 Reviewed by: Kevin Reichard |
Last Updated: 8/16/00 Date of Original Review: 6/8/98 |
Operating Systems / Latest Versions:
Windows NT: Intel, Alpha – v3.5. Windows 95/98 – v3.5