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MDaemon 13.5 now available – Outlook 2013 support and lots more in the Exchange alternative for SMB’s!
Yes, the latest iteration of MDaemon Messaging Server is upon us! This most recent version of the popular Microsoft Exchange alternative for small businesses is only a point release - you could easily mistake it for a major update given the size of the release notes.
With a long list of features to highlight for both admins and end users I'll waste no further time and get straight on with what I think you might find most interesting...
The ActiveSync component of MDaemon was actually originally a one-off development. The aim was to ensure Android and iOS users weren't left completely in the cold at a time when developer Alt-N Technologies' focus was Blackberry users following their acquisition by Research In Motion (RIM). At that time RIM only wanted the bare minimum functionality to differentiate the Blackberry experience from the competition.
We have recently been dealing with a range of customers who are using the SecurityMetrics 
As always, the 
In the last few weeks we have started seeing an increase in support requests relating to email delivery problems that are outside of the control of the MDaemon server. Specifically this happens when companies are relying on an ISP mail platform to provide POP3 mailboxes and 
One of the particularly nice features in MDaemon is the ability to customise the flow of email through the use of its built in content filters.
In the past we've mainly focused on using the content filter in different ways to automate tasks, change message content and redirect mail to other locations.
In this article I'll give you an overview of how you can make use of the content filter and MDaemon's custom queues to intercept some or all outbound email, have a user check and authorise it manually, and then let it continue along its intended delivery path.
Last night saw us conclude our nationwide tour of the Small Business Specialist Community groups with a mighty five mile trek across to Trafford Park and the location of this month's 
I've been working on a support query recently where a specific MDaemon user's email was vanishing, and seemingly for no reason.
To help diagnose this issue I recommended they use the popular 'Process Monitor' tool to watch for any files being deleted in a specific folder and report which process is deleting them.