THE VIRTUAL SERVER HANDBOOK

The Virtual Server FTP Service

The majority of Internet traffic uses the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP

enables users to download files made available to them on other computer

systems. FTP is the workhorse of Internet tools.

With your Virtual FTP service, your customer can download files that give

them information about your company. For example, customers can

download a catalog of your products or a price list of your services. This

enables customers instant access to vital information, and saves you printing

and mailing costs.

The Virtual FTP service enables you to maintain a simple FTP address such

as 

ftp.yourdomain.com

. Your FTP address appears to customers just as it

would with a dedicated server. Both anonymous and non anonymous

capabilities are available.

The Virtual Server POP Service

Post Office Protocol (POP) enables users to read their e mail without

having to log on to a server and learn a cumbersome mail program. Instead,

the user can access their e mail using any computer with their chosen POP

e mail client. Every major operating system has high quality POP clients.

The Virtual POP service enables your company to establish a dedicated

system a low cost, saving your company money on a constant Internet

connection. With your Virtual POP service, you can establish as many e 

mail accounts for your business as you choose. Unlike e mail aliasing, your

mail is stored on your Virtual Server. You can easily configure your POP

client (Eudora, Pegasus, etc.) to dial in through your local access provider

so you can read your mail.

Your company has flexibility because with the Virtual POP service, you can

create as many e mail addresses as you like. Without a Virtual POP service,

you would have to establish a commercial gateway using a Novell or

Microsoft e mail solution. Alternatively, you would have to purchase

multiple e mail POP accounts from your local access provider. Both

solutions are costly.

The Virtual POP service allows you to establish multiple e mail addresses

at no extra charge. You can access all accounts with a few dial up accounts

from your local access provider. The Virtual POP service can save you

hundreds, or even thousands of dollars.

The Virtual Server IMAP Service

Internet Message Access Protocol or IMAP is a method for accessing

electronic mail that is stored on a remote mail server (your Virtual Server).

IMAP permits a client e mail program to access remote message folders as

if they were local. For example, e mail stored on an IMAP server can be

manipulated from a desktop computer at home, an office workstation, or a

traveling laptop computer, all without the need to transfer messages or files

back and forth between each computer.

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