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IMAP-Agent 0.8 release.

This release contains all the project source plus the compiled executable located in the release folder.

Mail Servers tested on so far:

'Mercury - Mercury (Win32 version): 4.01a
http://www.pmail.com/whatsnew/m32401.htm

'Cyrus IMAP Server
http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/imapd/

All planned functionality for IMAP-Agent is now completed and tested.
In addition, a password lookup plugin has been written for the Mercury mailserver and a custom rule plugin template has been written and published.

There are install or readme notes to help but you should review the documentation also before using. The installation of the executable is simple. You will have to construct the configuration file (site.xml) and this will be the most tedious part. There is a sample of that file in the documentation. The configuration file was designed with many sensible defaults to make it easy for sites that don't use all the bells and whistles, while the more complex configuration demands a little reading on your part.

As a sidenote, I fully expect sites that want to use IMAP-Agent to write their own password lookup plugins based on their specific setup. A plugin can be any command line program or script that can take arguments on stdin and return a password on stdout.

I have been able to do my testing with IMAP-Agent running directly on the same machine with the mailserver, on my laptop on the same LAN and also accross the internet without any problems.

Note: If you intend to use the Mercury plugin, you will have to be running IMAP-Agent either on the mailserver or in it's local LAN because of the special requirements of the plugin itself.

Located in the release folder of the IMAPAgent project is LumiSoft.Net.dll which provides a socket class and some code to work with MIME requirements. The LumiSoft project is freeware that I am not affiliated with in any way. I make no claims about the LumiSoft software except to say it is available here http://www.lumisoft.ee/lsWWW/ENG/Products/Mail_Server/mail_index_eng.aspx?type=info. I am using only a small portion of the IMAP client that is part of the Lumisoft application and that is subject to change.

Posted by Dave 2004-04-06

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