This time I will discuss how to create a mail server on Windows 2003 Server Operating System. As I will discuss later on the Create Mail Server by using the features, facilities and functions that are available in Windows 2003 Server, Mail Server installation, Configuration E-mail server and client configuration E-Mail using Outlook Express, and for the implementation I'm using Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition.The discussion begins with the workings of e-mail, the components involved (MUA, MTA, MDA), common protocols (SMTP, POP3, IMAP4), and a variety of mail servers in a Windows environment (ranging from actual Groupware Server with Proprietary Protocol to the Internet Mail Server is an RFC-compliant); until the reasons for selecting a specific product (in this case MDaemon). Here the discussion a bit wide to sample propietary Protocol and why it is not good (eg the "Recall Sent Mail", "For Your Eyes Only", and the case winmail.dat :-()
Next we discuss two examples of topology mail server, which is behind a Firewall Mail Server and Mail Server that deal directly with the Internet cloud: what the pros and cons of each of these topologies. Also about the design of the installation, where should we separate storage location for the Operating System, MDaemon, Mailbox, and log on separate drives (and if budget allows, use a SCSI disk).