Editing M+NetMail

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'''M+NetMail'''  was an [[Internet service provider|ISP]]-grade [[E-mail]] package by [[Messaging Architects]]. It was designed to deliver scalable messaging and calendaring services, using Internet-standard protocols (e.g. [[Internet Message Access Protocol|IMAP]], [[iCalendar]], [[Post Office Protocol|POP]], [[Simple Mail Transfer Protocol|SMTP]]), across a large enterprise, or to a large group of users who are not particularly associated (for example, the user population of a typical ISP). The original name for the product, when owned by [[Novell]], was '''Novell Internet Messaging System''' (NIMS). Messaging Architects showcased NetMail on its ''MyRealBox'' website, this service was discontinued on June 1, 2011.

In late February 2007, Novell sold the Netmail source code and brand name to Messaging Architects,<ref>{{cite news
|last=Schick
|first=Shane
|title=Montreal firm takes over Novell's NetMail, Hula project
|publisher=Itbusiness.ca
|date=January 31, 2007
|url=http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=42031
|accessdate=January 3, 2011
}}</ref> which has since released a new version. This new version came with several long-awaited fixes along with a new "web 2.0" web mail client.

Since 2014 {{ill|Netmail EMEA|de}} uses the brand name to deliver software solution. Netmail EMEA is as a formally subsidiary from Messaging Architects (called later Netmail/NetGovern) and now part of Ipro Tech.

==Positioning==
NetMail is not designed as a group collaboration software, such as [[Novell GroupWise]], [[IBM Lotus Notes]] / [[IBM Lotus Domino|Domino]], or [[Microsoft Exchange Server]]. It is not positioned to compete with those products.

==Design==
M+NetMail is designed around open standards, including [[Lightweight Directory Access Protocol|LDAP]], [[PKCS]], [[iCalendar|iCal]], [[Post Office Protocol|POP3]], [[Internet Message Access Protocol|IMAP4]], [[Transport Layer Security|SSL]], and [[S/MIME]]. Because it is standards-based, there is no "native" client. It instead works with any standards-based IMAP4, POP3 or iCal client. The web interface is likewise usable by most web browsers.

==Platforms==
M+NetMail's server components run atop a variety of platforms, letting the NetMail customer choose the platform most appropriate to their environment. In contrast, some competing products attempt to lock their customers into a single platform. NetMail components are available for [[SUSE Linux|SUSE]] and [[Red Hat]] [[Linux]], [[Novell NetWare]] v5.1 and later, [[Novell Open Enterprise Server]] (in both its OES-Linux and OES-NetWare versions), and [[Microsoft Windows]] platforms.

==See also==
[[Bongo (software)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.messagingarchitects.com/ Messaging Architects Home Page]

[[Category:Groupware]]
[[Category:Message transfer agents]]
[[Category:Novell software]]


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