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Mail server add-on for ReadyNAS?
I've looked around a bit but can't seem to locate a mail server add-on for ReadyNAS. It looks like all the components are available, from MySQL for the back-end, to PHP to run a web-based front-end, ...
Milhouse wrote: I'd kill for a little IMAP email server that I could run on the ReadyNAS which sucks emails down from my ISP's POP server, allowing me to connect to the ReadyNAS IMAP server from my phone, and of course from Thunderbird on XP when I'm at home.
You are not alone - I'd love to have that feature, as well.
Actually it's quite natural for a NAS to host not only files but also mails (via IMAP).
Some guys still believe that this is about full SMTP support - no, not at all.
My ISP is running the SMTP server. I'm currently pulling the mails via POP3 (because he'd like to charge my extra for IMAP support). So, if ReadyNAS would pull the mails via POP3 and make them available (in my intranet) via IMAP that would be perfect.
I'd be fine if ReadyNAS would check for new mails every 5 minutes or so.
SPAM filtering is done by the ISV's SMTP server.
So, CPU load should not be increased much.
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