Mac OS X Server

Mail services in Mac OS X Server are based entirely on open standards, providing compatibility with your existing network infrastructure — as well as with email clients on the Mac, PC, and even iPhone. And because there are no per-user licensing fees, you can add mail accounts without draining your software licensing budget.

Inbox, outbox.

The ideal solution for small businesses or companies without an existing mail server, Mac OS X Server allows you to bring email in-house, using your own domain name rather than relying on an ISP to host your email. Organizations with an existing mail server will appreciate how seamlessly Mac OS X Server integrates into your network, ensuring that all outbound email is forwarded — or relayed — through your company’s mail servers.

Junk mail filtering.

Mac OS X Server includes a powerful junk mail filter that analyzes the text of each email and assigns it a probability rating for being junk mail — and then marks the mail as potential junk. And the filter is adaptive, always learning to distinguish between what is good and what is junk.

Virus detection and quarantine.

Email is the primary mechanism viruses use to spread and propagate from one computer to another. That’s why Mac OS X Server includes an antivirus engine to scan mail messages and attachments for viruses, automatically deleting or quarantining any offending files.

Mailing lists.

Mac OS X Server makes it easy for people to communicate using group mailing lists. Any group on the server can be assigned its own mailing list by an administrator using Server Preferences, or users can create their own group mailing lists using the new Directory application in Mac OS X Leopard.

Secure email.

With SSL/TLS encryption for SMTP, POP, and IMAP, Mac OS X Server can encrypt the data sent between the server and the mail client. This allows secure and confidential transport of mail messages and attachments within a network, and it’s ideal for providing secure over-the-air email access for iPhone users.