Neil and I were on the road again on Wednesday, this time to join the guys at AMITPRO in Birmingham to talk about MDaemon Messaging Server as a possible alternative to Exchange.
Its been a while since I recommended a useful free software tool. But this time I want to introduce a tool that I have been using for many years but recently have found very useful specifically when dealing with Rsync jobs in BackupAssist.
Introducing WINSCP
WINSCP is developed by Martin Prikryl of Putty fame. It is a simple utility that at first glance works in exactly the same way as an FTP client but with some very useful features that stand out. 
Just a quick note to let you know the latest update release of MDaemon went live today and is available on our Web site ready for download here.
In addition to attending the SBS user group, the Kent visit was a great opportunity to spend some time catching up with group organisers and valued Premium Partner members, Business Computer Solutions (BCS).
Neil and I recently returned from sunny Chatham where we were kindly invited to come along and talk to attendees of the Kent SBS user group about MDaemon Messaging Server.
This is one of a number of regional groups across the UK which include Manchester, Reading Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Each consists of like-minded IT support companies and managed service providers wanting to keep their "toe-in" with market and product developments, discuss some of the challenges they face in the field, and perhaps most importantly, help keep the local Dominos in business.
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If you're looking to build a new home for your MDaemon server software, there are a few factors to be considered when deciding on a specification.
I'm often asked by customers for some advice on which areas are best to invest in, so in this post I'll take a look at the main ones, which I hope will provide a good basis for building the right platform to meet your needs. 
I had an interesting support request recently where a customer asked if there was a way to archive a particular user's mail folders in slightly different ways to all the other users.
Up until quite recently I've always recommend that if you're an Android mobile user who needs access to your email, calendar and contacts, the best method was to use IMAP to synchronise your email and ActiveSync for the calendar and contacts. This two account approach works well but I've always been aware it could be simpler to set up.
Thankfully, ActiveSync 'push' email was added to MDaemon in version 12, so you're now able to enjoy full synchronisation of both your email accounts, calendar and contacts with just a single ActiveSync account.
