MailSite is a commercial

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, contact manager, and

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that was developed by Rockliffe Systems. It was one of the first mail servers to run on

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using

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s when version 1.2 was released in 1996 and is currently still in development. It also includes an

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(EAS) server for synchronizing mail, calendar and contacts with mobile devices. MailSite also works with Internet Standards-based mail clients such as

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Packages

MailSite is sold in three package configurations for different markets. MailSite SE is a single-server package for small and medium enterprises. MailSite LE is a multi-server package for large enterprises. MailSite SP provides advanced multi-server clustering for service providers, hosting companies, internet service providers and telecommunication companies.

Features

MailSite provides the following set of features: * Mail, calendar and contact server that works with Microsoft Outlook versions 2007 to 2013 without plug-ins * Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) server for synchronization of mail, calendar and contacts with mobile devices * Shared calendar server that works with Microsoft Outlook, Google Calendar, Apple iCal and Mozilla Sunbird * Customizable AJAX Web Client that works with Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Google Chrome and Opera * Mail list server for sending email to lists of addresses * Built-in two-tier data-less clustering that scales to over a million mailboxes (MailSite SP and MailSite LE only) * Extensive messaging security including: :* SSL and TLS encrypted connections :* Authenticated SMTP :* Real-time Blacklist lookup (RBL) :* Reverse-DNS lookup (RDNS) :* Directory Harvest Attack Protection (DHAP) :* Compromised Account Detection (CAD) :* DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) * Optional anti-spam protection including: :* Domain & IP reputation checking :* Greylisting :* White list and black list * Optional anti-virus protection * MIME-aware SIEVE content filtering * Web administration console * Windows administration console

Supported clients

Groupware MailSite provides native support for mail, calendar and contact sync for these clients: * ExpressPro, web-based email utilizing AJAX, which works with :* Internet Explorer :* Mozilla Firefox :* Apple Safari :* Google Chrome * Microsoft Outlook 2007 to 2013 natively without any plug-ins or connectors * Apple iPhone * Apple iPad * Android Phones and Tablets *

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* Windows Phone *

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with Nokia Mail For Exchange *

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OS 5 to 7 with AstraSync * BlackBerry 10 Mail only * Microsoft Outlook for Mac 2011 * Apple Mail on Mac OS X * Mozilla Thunderbird * Microsoft Outlook Express

Release History

Awards

*Windows IT Pro Reader's Choice Awards 2002: Best Mail Server *Windows IT Pro Reader's Choice Awards 2006: Best Mail Server

References

External links

Official MailSite homepage

Rockliffe Systems Website

MailSite Fusion Tested and Verified for Use with Google Android Devices

MailSite Collaborator 8

MailSite Fusion Messaging Server Tested And Verified For Use With Apple iPad

MailSite Serves Email, Calendar and Contacts To Outlook 2007 Without Plug-ins

Rockliffe: Nice Example of Inexpensive, Easy Push Mobile Messaging

Microsoft ActiveSync the Future of Mobile Phone Synchronization?

BlackBerry Support Expensive for Hosted Exchange

* ttp://www.serverwatch.com/sreviews/article.php/3711141 The Evolution of Mailsite
Rockliffe Rolls Out MailSite Version 6

MailSite Sets Sights on E-Mail Needs, Large and Small

MailSite – Another BES/Exchange Replacement Using Activesync

Radicati Reports about MailSite
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