MailEnable

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MailEnable
Developer(s) MaiEnable Pty.
Initial release2001;23 years ago (2001)
Stable release
10.48 / 29 January 2024;3 months ago (2024-01-29)
Operating system Microsoft Windows
Type Mail transfer agent
License Proprietary
Website mailEnable

MailEnable is a Windows-based, commercial email server [1] distributed by MailEnable Pty. Ltd, an Australian-based software company which was established in 2002. [2]

Contents

MailEnable's features include support for IMAP, POP3 and SMTP email protocols with SSL/TLS support, list server, [3] anti-virus and anti-spam and webmail functionality. [4] Administration functions can be performed using the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) or a web browser.

Groupware and collaboration functionality are provided by the use of MAPI, CalDAV, CardDAV, SyncML and Exchange ActiveSync protocols. [5]

According to one survey in May 2016, MailEnable has the largest reported install base on the Windows platform, and ranked fourth all in the list of email servers visible on the internet behind exim, Postfix and Sendmail. [6]

Product editions

There are four editions of MailEnable;

Integration

Control panel support

MailEnable Standard Edition is installed by default with Plesk Control Panel. [13] [14]

Other supported control panel software includes Hosting Controller, [15] Ensim [16] and WebsitePanel. [17]

Other

MailEnable integrates with the following content filtering providers;

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Mailenable Pty. Ltd. - ABN, ACN, Business names, Former names". www.aubiz.net. Aubiz.net. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Mailing List overview - Plesk for Windows with Mail Enable". www.3essentials.com. 3Essentials Hosting. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Mac (24 October 2015). "Most Popular Webmail Clients | Squirrel Mail | Horde Mail | RoundCube Mail". www.eukhost.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  5. 1 2 Marculescu, Ana. "MailEnable Enterprise Premium". Softpedia.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Mail (MX) Server Survey". www.securityspace.com. SecuritySpace.com. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
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  9. ↑ "Windows Mail Hosting | Liquid Web". www.liquidweb.com. Liquid Web Inc. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "MailEnable Pty MailEnable Professional Edition Reviews, Price Quotes, Problems, Support | Reviews | Spiceworks". community.spiceworks.com. Spiceworks Inc. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
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  13. ↑ "Administrator's Guide, Parallels Plesk Panel 11.5". www.parallels.com. Parallels. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "How do I patch MailEnable on my Windows Parallels Plesk Panel server? | VPS & Dedicated Servers (Hosting Control Center) - GoDaddy Help". au.godaddy.com. GoDaddy. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
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