MDaemon

Groupware Capabilities and Outlook Connector

The Value and Cost of Groupware

Groupware is collaboration software designed to help people work together. It enables groups of people to combine their efforts by sharing calendars, messages, contacts, tasks, notes and more.

Proven Value

Both common sense and common experience prove the value of groupware. Groupware helps people become more productive by enabling them to:

  • Collaborate on email communications.
  • Share contact information.
  • Schedule projects and meetings jointly.
  • Archive historical records.
  • Centralize documentation.
  • Keep a real-time knowledge base of activities and projects.

MDaemon's WorldClient: Email screen shotBecause of its collaborative nature, groupware works well for applications such as conflict resolution, idea generation, issue discussion, negotiation, planning, problem solving, analysis and design.

Cost and Quality

In the past, high quality groupware has demanded premium-priced hardware and software, plus expensive and intense training of specialized professionals. Because of the cost, only large enterprises with deep pockets and large technical staffs could typically afford groupware. Even with the advantages offered by sharing, groupware usually had a cost-to-benefit ratio too high for small and midsized businesses. While several companies have offered groupware products, Microsoft Outlook with Exchange Server has been the most widely-marketed and is among the most expensive to install and operate. To help small-to-medium sized businesses leverage the benefits of collaboration, Outlook Connector for MDaemon removes the complexity and cost issues of using Outlook in a collaborative environment.

While many individuals have become familiar with Outlook, many enterprises prefer a more open and easier to administer server than Exchange Server. For some organizations and businesses a standards-based IMAP server is an attractive option. Alt-N Technologies developed Outlook Connector because the Outlook client itself is so widely-deployed. The connector integrates Outlook's calendars, contacts, journals, notes and tasks with the built-in groupware capabilities of MDaemon.

Outlook Connector and MDaemon

Outlook Connector for MDaemon takes advantage of the groupware features built into MDaemon to help people work collaboratively by sharing calendars, messages and tasks, plus user-defined content contained in IMAP email folders. MDaemon's groupware functions make professional-quality groupware available to budget-minded businesses with or without IT support personnel. These capabilities can be leveraged when used with MDaemon's web-based email client.

MDaemon Standard vs Pro vs Blackberry Edition

MDaemon Messaging Server comes in Standard, Pro, and BlackBerry Edition. The chart shows the major differences between versions of MDaemon to assist in matching requirements.

Services MDaemon
Standard†		 MDaemon
Pro†		 MDaemon
BlackBerry
Edition
Maximum accounts 50 Unlimited Unlimited
Browser-based remote administration Yes Yes Yes
New mail notification via closed instant messenger Yes Yes Yes
POP3, SMTP, DomainPOP and MultiPOP Yes Yes Yes
Calendar and free/busy server   Yes Yes
Server-hosted public & shared IMAP folders with Access Control Lists (ACL)   Yes Yes
IMAP mail filtering rules   Yes Yes
Closed instant messaging and mail access client integrated within webmail   Yes Yes
Account validation using Minger server   Yes Yes
SSL / TLS / StartTLS   Yes Yes
Mailing Lists: 5: 50 users Unlimited Unlimited
• Digests Yes Yes Yes
• Subscribe/Unsubscribe support Yes Yes Yes
• Moderator options Yes Yes Yes
• Post-only / Read-only access Yes Yes Yes
• Archiving   Yes Yes
• ODBC support and Active Directory™ support   Yes Yes

 

Mobile Access MDaemon
Standard†		 MDaemon
Pro†		 MDaemon
BlackBerry
Edition
Built-in support for BlackBerry® smartphones1
  • Advanced email
  • Wireless synchronization
  • Up-to-date calendaring
  • Integrated contacts
  • Device IT policy management and security
     Yes
One simple management console to manage BlackBerry smartphone functionality1
  • Domain level device policy management
  • Customizable device IT policies
  • Password assignments / resets
  • Remote device wiping
     Yes
Supports BlackBerry push email, Inbox Mapping™ and contact synchronization for BlackBerry devices via BlackBerry Internet Service data plan1   Yes Yes
Windows Mobile® / PocketPC®, Symbian®, Palm®, iPhone®, and Android® smartphone support2 Yes Yes Yes
Over-the-air (OTA) synchronization via Microsoft ActiveSync plug-in for individual calendar and contacts3   Yes Yes
Internet access to email and contacts via webmail client Yes Yes Yes
Wireless access to email via POP3 Yes Yes Yes
Internet access to email, contacts, calendar, notes, and tasks via webmail client   Yes Yes
Wireless access to email, contacts, calendar, and tasks using IMAP and SyncML   Yes Yes
Email access for WAP/XHTML- and SyncML-compatible phones   Yes Yes

 

Accounts MDaemon
Standard†		 MDaemon
Pro†		 MDaemon
BlackBerry
Edition
Permanently- or temporarily-scheduled auto-responders; can be enabled/disabled without loss of configuration Yes Yes Yes
Automatic mail forwarding Yes Yes Yes
Account groups Yes Yes Yes
Account restrictions and quotas Yes Yes Yes
Account-based signature files Yes Yes Yes
Aliases and Aliases with wildcards Yes Yes Yes
Attachment linking for attachment storage and retrieval as needed   Yes Yes

 

Webmail and Groupware MDaemon
Standard†		 MDaemon
Pro†		 MDaemon
BlackBerry
Edition
Calendar folders   Yes Yes
Contact folders   Yes Yes
Tasks folders   Yes Yes
Notes folders   Yes Yes
Folder sharing   Yes Yes
Free/Busy support   Yes Yes
Meeting requests, with automatic updates of attendees   Yes Yes
Microsoft Outlook® integration (via plug-in)4   Yes Yes

 

Spam Filtering MDaemon
Standard†		 MDaemon
Pro†		 MDaemon
BlackBerry
Edition
Anti-spam server   Yes Yes
Heuristic messaging scoring   Yes Yes
RPD™ (Recurrent Pattern Detection) (via plug-in)5   Yes Yes
Spam traps   Yes Yes

 

Virus Filtering MDaemon
Standard†		 MDaemon
Pro†		 MDaemon
BlackBerry
Edition
Kaspersky AV engine (via plug-in) 5   Yes Yes
Zero Hour™ detection (via plug-in) 5   Yes Yes

 

Content Based Filtering MDaemon
Standard†		 MDaemon
Pro†		 MDaemon
BlackBerry
Edition
Scriptable content filtering Yes Yes Yes
Attachment restriction Yes Yes Yes
Attachment compression Yes Yes Yes

 

Security: IP / DNS Based MDaemon
Standard†		 MDaemon
Pro†		 MDaemon
BlackBerry
Edition
IP shielding Yes Yes Yes
Trusted IPs and hosts Yes Yes Yes
DNS blacklists Yes Yes Yes
PTR, HELO, and MAIL reverse lookup validation Yes Yes Yes
Ability to drop connections upon PTR and EHLO/HELO mismatch   Yes Yes

 

Security: Suppression Based MDaemon
Standard†		 MDaemon
Pro†		 MDaemon
BlackBerry
Edition
Address blacklists Yes Yes Yes
Host screening Yes Yes Yes
IP screening Yes Yes Yes

 

Security: Activity Based MDaemon
Standard†		 MDaemon
Pro†		 MDaemon
BlackBerry
Edition
Tarpitting Yes Yes Yes
Dynamic DoS, dictionary and brute force attack detection and prevention Yes Yes Yes
Bandwidth throttling   Yes Yes
Greylisting   Yes Yes
HashCash   Yes Yes

 

Security: Authentication Based MDaemon
Standard†		 MDaemon
Pro†		 MDaemon
BlackBerry
Edition
Strong password support Yes Yes Yes
SenderID Yes Yes Yes
SPF (Sender Policy Framework) Yes Yes Yes
Vouch-by-Reference (VBR) Message Certification   Yes Yes
DomainKeys signing and verification   Yes Yes
DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) signing and verification, and DKIM Author Domain Signing Practices (ADSP) support   Yes Yes

 

Security: Verification Based MDaemon
Standard†		 MDaemon
Pro†		 MDaemon
BlackBerry
Edition
Anti-relaying Yes Yes Yes
SMTP Authentication Yes Yes Yes
POP before SMTP Yes Yes Yes
Minger recipient verification   Yes Yes
LDAP recipient verification   Yes Yes
Backscatter protection   Yes Yes

 

System / Administration MDaemon
Standard†		 MDaemon
Pro†		 MDaemon
BlackBerry
Edition
Real-time session activity logging Yes Yes Yes
Domain-based signature files Yes Yes Yes
Low disk space alert notifications Yes Yes Yes
New Account templates with automatically-configured setting Yes Yes Yes
Account import/export Yes Yes Yes
SMTP greeting "site policy" support Yes Yes Yes
Automated old mail and inactive account deletion, and account import/export Yes Yes Yes
Use of arbitrary addresses for account restrictions feature Yes Yes Yes
Comprehensive message logging Yes Yes Yes
SMTP data transfer limits Yes Yes Yes
Configurable storage locations Yes Yes Yes
Configurable mail port, protocol timeout, and session inactivity values Yes Yes Yes
Delivery of mail directly to recipients’ mail server or to recipients’ ISP Yes Yes Yes
Allow sending password-protected files to users upon request Yes Yes Yes
Simplified (on/off) message archiving Yes Yes Yes
Plug-in support   Yes Yes
Archiving to public folders, including forwarded messages   Yes Yes
Multiple mail domains   Yes Yes
Domain sharing (split domain to multiple servers)   Yes Yes
Attachment linking for quick mobile message downloads   Yes Yes
Support for multiple mail queues   Yes Yes
Unlimited mail delivery schedules   Yes Yes
Active Directory™ integration   Yes Yes
LDAP account database backend support   Yes Yes
ODBC account database backend support   Yes Yes
Automatic configuration when used in a backup MX role   Yes Yes

1 - Certain management, security or wireless synchronization features may not be available in all markets; please refer to product release notes.
2 - May require SyncML application on device for full PIM synchronization.
3 - Not all devices support OTA synchronization.
4 - Requires Outlook Connector for MDaemon v 2.2.5 plug-in.
5 - Requires SecurityPlus for MDaemon plug-in.
† - MDaemon® Messaging Server (formerly MDaemon® Pro)
All contents based on information gathered from vendor’s websites.

MDaemon® Messaging Server is a registered trademark of Alt-N Technologies, Ltd.
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Requirements

These are the minimum recommended system requirements for SecurityPlus for MDaemon to run. This does not take into account running multiple programs simultaneously. To run several programs on the computer at the same time, that computer should exceed these recommendations.

  • MDaemon 11.0 or greater
    (MDaemon 14.0 or higher is recommended)
  • The number of SecurityPlus user licenses must equal (or be greater than) the number of user accounts in your MDaemon server, otherwise, you will not be able to add new MDaemon accounts, or SecurityPlus will be deactivated until you increase your SecurityPlus license size.

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Protecting Your Investment

Alt-N Technologies strives to provide the most advanced messaging solutions in the industry. To achieve this goal, we regularly update our products with new version releases. With the new purchase of an Alt-N Technologies product, customers receive a free 12 months of Upgrade Protection. This protection ensures access to the most current version of the Alt-N product. Protection includes every major and minor software upgrade for the duration of the Upgrade Protection period. Customers can also extend their Upgrade Protection in 12 month increments with a maximum of 24 months of protection at any one time.

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Requirements

These are the minimum recommended system requirements for Outlook Connector to run. This does not take into account running multiple programs simultaneously. To run several programs on the computer at the same time, that computer should exceed these recommendations.

Server Requirements

MDaemon Pro 11.0 or higher
(MDaemon 14.0 or higher is recommended)

Client Requirements

  • Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8 operating systems
  • CPU 500 MHz processor or higher
    (CPU 2.4 GHz or higher recommended)
  • 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM recommended)
  • Outlook 2003, 2007, 2010, or 2013 (click-to-run editions are NOT supported)
  • TCP/IP network protocol installed
  • Disk space: 5MB of free space for the installation of the Outlook Connector client. For performance and compatibility reasons Outlook Connector maintains a local cache - additional disk space will be required for these cache files which will grow with time. Our recommendation is to budget on 300MB of free space per Outlook Connector enabled profile however this will vary depending on the size of the users MDaemon account.
  • Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher, or comparable browser
  • Internet or Intranet communication capabilities

NOTES:

  • The latest Service Pack needs to be installed for all versions of Microsoft Outlook for Outlook Connector to run.
  • Current known issues with using Outlook Connector with Microsoft Outlook 2010:
    • Show as Conversations in Outlook 2010 does not work
    • Compact prompt is displayed on first Outlook 2010 launch
    • "You must restart Outlook" prompt is displayed when creating an Outlook Connector profile in Outlook 2010

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