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 |
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New mail notification via closed instant messenger |
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POP3, SMTP, DomainPOP and MultiPOP |
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Calendar and free/busy server |
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Server-hosted public & shared IMAP folders with Access Control Lists (ACL) |
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IMAP mail filtering rules |
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Closed instant messaging and mail access client integrated within webmail |
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Account validation using Minger server |
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SSL / TLS / StartTLS |
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Mailing Lists: |
5: 50 users |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
• Digests |
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• Subscribe/Unsubscribe support |
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• Moderator options |
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• Post-only / Read-only access |
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• Archiving |
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• ODBC support and Active Directory™ support |
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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
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One simple management console to manage BlackBerry smartphone functionality1
- Domain level device policy management
- Customizable device IT policies
- Password assignments / resets
- Remote device wiping
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Supports BlackBerry push email, Inbox Mapping™ and contact synchronization for BlackBerry devices via BlackBerry Internet Service data plan1 |
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Windows Mobile® / PocketPC®, Symbian®, Palm®, iPhone®, and Android® smartphone support2 |
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Over-the-air (OTA) synchronization via Microsoft ActiveSync plug-in for individual calendar and contacts3 |
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Internet access to email and contacts via webmail client |
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Wireless access to email via POP3 |
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Internet access to email, contacts, calendar, notes, and tasks via webmail client |
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Wireless access to email, contacts, calendar, and tasks using IMAP and SyncML |
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Email access for WAP/XHTML- and SyncML-compatible phones |
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Accounts |
MDaemon Standard† |
MDaemon Pro† |
MDaemon BlackBerry Edition |
Permanently- or temporarily-scheduled auto-responders; can be enabled/disabled without loss of configuration |
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Automatic mail forwarding |
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Account groups |
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Account restrictions and quotas |
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Account-based signature files |
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Aliases and Aliases with wildcards |
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Attachment linking for attachment storage and retrieval as needed |
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Webmail and Groupware |
MDaemon Standard† |
MDaemon Pro† |
MDaemon BlackBerry Edition |
Calendar folders |
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Contact folders |
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Tasks folders |
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Notes folders |
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Folder sharing |
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Free/Busy support |
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Meeting requests, with automatic updates of attendees |
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Microsoft Outlook® integration (via plug-in)4 |
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Spam Filtering |
MDaemon Standard† |
MDaemon Pro† |
MDaemon BlackBerry Edition |
Anti-spam server |
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Heuristic messaging scoring |
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RPD™ (Recurrent Pattern Detection) (via plug-in)5 |
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Spam traps |
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Virus Filtering |
MDaemon Standard† |
MDaemon Pro† |
MDaemon BlackBerry Edition |
Kaspersky AV engine (via plug-in) 5 |
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Zero Hour™ detection (via plug-in) 5 |
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Content Based Filtering |
MDaemon Standard† |
MDaemon Pro† |
MDaemon BlackBerry Edition |
Scriptable content filtering |
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Attachment restriction |
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Attachment compression |
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Security: IP / DNS Based |
MDaemon Standard† |
MDaemon Pro† |
MDaemon BlackBerry Edition |
IP shielding |
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Trusted IPs and hosts |
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DNS blacklists |
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PTR, HELO, and MAIL reverse lookup validation |
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Ability to drop connections upon PTR and EHLO/HELO mismatch |
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Security: Suppression Based |
MDaemon Standard† |
MDaemon Pro† |
MDaemon BlackBerry Edition |
Address blacklists |
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Host screening |
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IP screening |
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Security: Activity Based |
MDaemon Standard† |
MDaemon Pro† |
MDaemon BlackBerry Edition |
Tarpitting |
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Dynamic DoS, dictionary and brute force attack detection and prevention |
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Bandwidth throttling |
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Greylisting |
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HashCash |
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Security: Authentication Based |
MDaemon Standard† |
MDaemon Pro† |
MDaemon BlackBerry Edition |
Strong password support |
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SenderID |
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SPF (Sender Policy Framework) |
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Vouch-by-Reference (VBR) Message Certification |
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DomainKeys signing and verification |
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DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) signing and verification, and DKIM Author Domain Signing Practices (ADSP) support |
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Security: Verification Based |
MDaemon Standard† |
MDaemon Pro† |
MDaemon BlackBerry Edition |
Anti-relaying |
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SMTP Authentication |
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POP before SMTP |
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Minger recipient verification |
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LDAP recipient verification |
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Backscatter protection |
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System / Administration |
MDaemon Standard† |
MDaemon Pro† |
MDaemon BlackBerry Edition |
Real-time session activity logging |
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Domain-based signature files |
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Low disk space alert notifications |
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New Account templates with automatically-configured setting |
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Account import/export |
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SMTP greeting "site policy" support |
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Automated old mail and inactive account deletion, and account import/export |
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Use of arbitrary addresses for account restrictions feature |
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Comprehensive message logging |
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SMTP data transfer limits |
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Configurable storage locations |
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Configurable mail port, protocol timeout, and session inactivity values |
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Delivery of mail directly to recipients’ mail server or to recipients’ ISP |
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Allow sending password-protected files to users upon request |
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Simplified (on/off) message archiving |
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Plug-in support |
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Archiving to public folders, including forwarded messages |
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Multiple mail domains |
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Domain sharing (split domain to multiple servers) |
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Attachment linking for quick mobile message downloads |
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Support for multiple mail queues |
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Unlimited mail delivery schedules |
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Active Directory™ integration |
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LDAP account database backend support |
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ODBC account database backend support |
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Automatic configuration when used in a backup MX role |
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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. All other registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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