Dynamic using ColdFusion and the inFusion Mail Server Howie Hamlin On-Line Data Solutions, Inc.
Advantages of electronic mail u Low cost u Timely u Multimedia
Components of Mail Servers u SMTP – Simple Message Transfer Protocol used to send mail from client to server and server to server. u POP3 – Post Office Protocol version 3 used to retrieve waiting mail from a server.
Functions of Mail Servers u Receive Mail u Send Mail u Store Mail
Limitations of Traditional Mail Servers u Fixed Feature Sets u Costs for Custom Features u Costs for New Features
Dynamic Using ColdFusion CFMail and CFPOP are good for most tasks but there are limitations uRequires an external Mail Server uPolling for new mail is slow uMail is sent twice uSingle connection
iMS Advantages u iMS is a Mail Server u Uses CFML for processing u Mail is sent only once u Up to 1024 simultaneous connections u Immediate Processing u 10 levels of priority
iMS Components and Versions u SMTP Server u POST Server u POP3 Server u Free Demos and Developer versions u Professional and Enterprise versions u iMS POST SE u * New* inFusion Scheduler
Applications u List Server u Remote Control u Autoresponders u Authentication u storage in database u Message filtering u Event-driven notification s u Stockquote retrieval u Web-based
Pricing and Availability u Demo and Developer Editions are free u POST SE : $79 u iMS Professional : $1950 u iMS Enterprise : $4950
Live Demo u iMS in action…
Representative Clients u u Smokescreen.org u Autosync.net