IMail Server Utilities & Helper Applications

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Note: These utilities are not supported by Ipswitch, but in some cases may be supported by the author. Please contact them for additional details.

Administration

Listbuilder
The Listbuilder add-on allows the easy creation of list files for IMail Server lists. Listbuilder has an easy-to-use graphical interface listing all IMail Server domains. It also features the ability to combine several domains into one mailing list and the ability to filter users based on their enabled status or administrative level.

Externalizer
The Externalizer add-on allows the easy migration from the IMail Server database to a Microsoft Access or Microsoft SQL Server database.

Active Utilities for IMail Server by Scott Pouliot
Active Utilities for IMail Server allows IMail Administrators (or web users) to create user accounts on the fly and it also adds a few administrative features to the IMail experience. This software component requires that the external database be used with IMail and that extra fields be added to this database. $25-$99.

Deluxe IMail List Server Administrator for Cold Fusion by HLP Associates Inc.
This utility for IMail v.6 provides administrators with added features and capabilities such as limiting the total number of lists or list users, administrator delegation of list access to several users, and assigning user names to email addresses, and more. Requires: IMail v.6 and Cold Fusion 4 or higher. Demo a trial version. Buy online for $59.99.

IMRights by SysCo.ch
IMrights 1.01 changes permissions for a specified account through a command line application. Free download and source code available. For more information or to download IMrights please visit: http://developer.sysco.ch/visualbasic/

ListNanny.NET by Advanced Intellect
ListNanny.NET parses an IMail mailbox of bounced emails into the following categorizations, allowing developers to clean their newsletter lists of dead, fake, or in active email addresses:

HardBounce: The server was unable to deliver your message (ex: unknown user, mailbox not found)
Transient: The server couldn't temporarily deliver your message
Unsubscribe: Unsubscribe or Remove request
Subscribe: Subscribe request from someone wanting to get added to the mailing list
AutoResponder: Automatic email responder ( ex: 'Out of Office' or 'On Vacation')
AddressChange: The recipient has requested an address change
DnsError: A temporary DNS error
SpamNotification: The message was delivered, but was either blocked by the user, or classified as spam, bulk mail, or had rejected content
OpenRelayTest: The NDR is actually a test email message to see if the mail server is an open relay
Unknown: Unable to classify the NDR
SoftBounce: Unable to temporarily deliver message (i.e. mailbox full, account disabled, exceeds quota, out of disk space)
VirusNotification: The bounce is actually a virus notification warning about a virus/code infected message

ListNanny.NET pricing starts at $129 for a single server version. [More Information]

UserCount
A command line application to calculate the number of users on your server. (usercount.zip, 83KB)

IPlus by Evans Martin
Utilities for IMail administrators including Cold Fusion mailing list management, a log archiving utility, user export utilities, and more.

Anti-Spam

IMFilter by MicroNeil Research
IMFilter is a utility that works with the features of IMail Server to help you prevent the spread of Spam and Macro Viruses in your user’s Email by copying rules and forward files into host and user directories. Free.

IMGate is an Internet mail relay hub placed between IMail and the Internet to protect the IMail server(s) from various attacks and abuse. IMGate replaces IMail as the DNS MX mailhost for incoming mail, freeing IMail for user services. Some IMGate defenses: MAPS/ORBS lookups, anti-relay, anti-spam, DNS validations of senders, tarpitting of protocol violators, global message size limits, unauthorized SMTP command pipelining, message header + body global filtering with Regular Expressions, anti-address harvesting, anti-mail bomb, etc. While IMGate's configuration info and software are free to anyone, Len Conrad, the IMGate designer, is available to configure IMGate remotely over telnet for a small fee.

Merlin Consulting
Merlin Consulting bietet für den deutschsprachigen Raum, speziell für die Schweiz, einen Update-Service für die Anti-Spam Dateien (kill.lst, phrase-list.txt, url-domain-bl.txt und rules.ima) an. Diese Dateien werden mehrmals pro Tag aktualisiert und werden auch automatisch installiert. So sind Sie gegen den neuesten Spam effizient geschützt.

Unsere 'Phrase List' beinhaltet mehr als 180000 Einträge. Durch eine konsequent feine Grannulierung der Phrases ist eine Falscherkennung von Mails absolut minimal. In der Schweiz sind bereits über 200000 Accounts mit unseren Filtern ausgerüstet. Schulen, Banken und KMU-Unternehmen zählen zu unseren zufriedenen Kunden. Die jährliche Abonnements-Gebühr beginnt ab Fr. 700.00.

Kontakt: Merlin Consulting
Martin Schaible
Tel. +41 (0) 1 391 30 00
martin@merlinconsulting.ch

Message Sniffer by MicroNeil Research
Message Sniffer is an anti-spam database subscription and a utility that plugs into your IMail server through mxGuard. The Message Sniffer utility eliminates spam by scanning each message for specific content. The system applies thousands of rules and is updated continuously. Subscription w/ full support $25/mo.

mxGuard by dgSoft Internet Services
Once installed, mxGuard will intercept each message passing through the IMail Server and run a range of user configurable tests to determine if the message is unsolicited commercial email (UCE/Spam). This utility also allows you to seamlessly interface IMail to MicroNeil's Message Sniffer. Cost is $99 per server. [More Information]

Normalize Phrase by Ipswitch, Inc.
The Normalize Phrase utility will parse an IMail Phrase Filtering phrase list and report the search strings that would be created after the phrase list was normalized.

Calendaring

iCal Web Calendar Server by Brown Bear Software
Brown Bear Software manufactures "iCal", a Web Calendar Server for Windows XP/2000/NT/98/95. As a personal or shared event calendar, iCal Web Calendar Server can be used for scheduling meetings, events, vacations, menus, or just about anything. iCal has a Web Browser Interface that allows dynamic updating of the calendar events. Since iCal comes with a built in Web Server, an existing Web Server environment is not required.

For additional information about "iCal Web Calendar Server", please visit: http://www.brownbearsw.com/ical/icalpage.html.

Email Client

Droplets EMail [screenshot]
This fast, dynamic, and attractive interface places your brand on the desktops of your entire user base, and allows you to send desktop alerts even when the application is closed.

It can run within a browser, or can be dragged directly out of the Web page and dropped directly on the desktop - without any application code transfer - where it resides thereafter as a desktop application with all the usability of local software. It includes remote delivery of instant "New Message" desktop alerts — even when the application is closed. Whenever a new email message arrives on the server, the end-user is alerted instantly via a system tray icon and a sound alert. Screenshot

Email Creation

aspNetEmail by Advanced Intellect LLC
aspNetEmail is a robust email component used for sending emails from any ASP.NET or .NET application. aspNetEmail's advanced features include fail-over mail servers, IMail Queuing, asynchronous sending, bulk emailing from a DataSet, DataReader, or DataTable, emailing web pages, and advanced logging functionality. $129 USD

imailsrv.pl - This perl script for IMail users allows you to add users to a list by filling out a html form. This package comes with imailcgi, a command line emailer that is used by the perl script and must be installed on your web server.

imailsrv2.pl - This is the newly updated version of imailsrv.pl - a perl script which allows users to subscribe to a list via a html form. This new version sends the subscriber an email which they must reply to before they are subscribed to the list. This extra step prevents people from subscribing or unsubscribing other people without their consent.

Email Tracking

AnswerTrack Server by GSI Hosting.
AnswerTrack processes, analyzes, routes and archives all email communications between your customers and your employees, giving you meaningful data on response times, customer satisfaction, open issues, and much more. All inbound messages to your vital addresses (like support@, sales@, info@, etc.) are stamped with a unique Issue tracking number in the subject line, and are forwarded to just one of your assigned Agents for the mailbox. Replies from your Agents go back through the AnswerTrack system, so that response times can be tracked, then go on to the customer. A web-based (IIS/ASP) KnowledgeBase, HelpDesk, FAQs List, and Admin Interface is included. Since AnswerTrack is built on an Application Service Provider model, ISPs can easily resell the AnswerTrack service to their business clients. AnswerTrack comes in 3 editions: AnswerTrack Enterprise ($2,995), AnswerTrack Professional ($495), and AnswerTrack Lite (FREE).

Log Analysis

IMail Log Analyzer

Analyze is a log file analysis tool which enables you to compile valuable statistical information about your server from IMail Server log files. It sorts through the log files and delivers only the information you are interested in, enabling you to gather information quickly and easily. The easy to use interface allows you to select from 26 different reports that extract information such as:

number of SMTPD connections
number of IMAP errors
number of web logins
number of web hits
and much more

Search options allow you to further define reports with settings like start and end date, start and end time, and the maximum number of returns per report. For your convenience, multiple reports are compiled into a single report file named "Analyze", which contains detailed information from all of the requested reports. This file is stored in the same location as the specified log file, and can be created in either html or text file format.

Includes:

GUI will not refresh while analyzing files
Added performance enhancement to analysis and reporting

Domain Lister by Declude
This free utility will go through your IMail log file(s) and report how many emails were sent and received per domain, along with the number of bytes transferred, and totals for the whole server.

Logalot by Plixer

Logalot is a log analyzer for IMail. It provides alerting and reporting by
constantly scanning the IMail system messages. Below are some examples of
what it can provide reports on:

Who is trying to relay SPAM through your server?
Where is the majority of email coming from and going to?
How much bandwidth is being consumed by email?

Visit http://www.plixer.com/products/logalot.php for more information or to download a free evaluation.

Miscellaneous

createIMailFolder.exe
This program will create the "IMail" start menu folder if it was not created or if it was removed. All program shortcuts will be created in the program group Start > Programs > IMail.

Utilities for IMail 8.x and earlier

EZSignUp (version 8.2x and earlier only)
EZSignUp users can create their own user accounts using a combination of Active Server Pages and IMail Server's command line utilities. This is a great convenience and time saver for IMail Server administrators who want to provide an auto-signup feature for IMail Server.

You've Got IMail
You've Got IMail integrates the Killer WebMail Templates with regular web pages, providing a login form, new message count and send email functions. Users can see how many new messages they have or send an email via the Killer WebMail compose screen from a web page without needing to log in.

Last Login
A command line application to analyze the last login time for a user. Works with IMail and NT databases. (86.3KB)

LDAPer.exe (for version 7) - LDAPer.exe populates the LDAP database, by placing the specified information on the General tab of user properties into the LDAP database. This is handy when you have added a large number of users at once using adduser.exe
LDAPer.exe (for version 6)

FndAdm - FndAdm is an IMail utility that finds host, system, and list administrators in all domains on an IMail host and outputs a list of their usernames and their respective administrative rights. Version 6 only. (fndadm.zip, 26kb)

Makelist - Makelist is an IMail utility that can be used to create a list of all users on a virtual host. For IMail Server version 5 and 6 only. (makelist.zip, 10kb)

Killer LDAP by Ipswitch
The Killer LDAP Searchable Address Book module gives your users the ability to search for email addresses against one or more LDAP servers, including your IMail domains. The server names are configured by you, so you have complete control over which LDAP servers to offer. The search form and hitlist integrates directly into the KillerWebMail address book, giving your users a familiar and convenient interface.
Ideal uses for Killer LDAP include company intranet and educational institution use, where putting hundreds or thousands of addresses in the common address book is impractical at best.

The LDAP search form is full-featured, allowing users to pick and choose from different search criteria, and search across different fields or all fields. The search results can be automatically sorted alphabetically, and clicking on an entry in the hitlist displays all available data for that address. Favorite addresses can be permanently stored in the user's personal address book with the click of a button.

Killer LDAP includes a custom COM object we developed specifically for this purpose. You will need IIS v4 or higher on any web server to serve the module's files.

System Requirements: Microsoft IIS v4 or higher, Killer WebMail Templates, and IMail Server 8.10 or higher.
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Mail-to-Fax Option by Ipswitch
IMail Server’s Mail-to-Fax add-on allows system administrators to create special aliases that route messages directly to a fax machine.
Download for v7.1
Download for v8.14

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