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authorstb <stb@FreeBSD.org>1998-09-23 23:36:27 +0800
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Update to 1.5.14
PR: ports/7789 Submitted by: Hans Huebner <hans@artcom.de>
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The Cyrus IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) server provides access to
-personal mail and system-wide bulletin boards through the IMAP protocol. The
-Cyrus IMAP server is a scaleable enterprise mail system designed for use
+personal mail and system-wide bulletin boards through the IMAP protocol.
+The Cyrus IMAP server is a scaleable enterprise mail system designed for use
from small to large enterprise environments using standards-based
technologies.
A full Cyrus IMAP implementation allows a seamless mail and bulletin board
-environment to be set up across multiple servers. It differs from other IMAP
-server implementations in that it is run on "sealed" servers, where users
-are not normally permitted to log in. The mailbox database is stored in
-parts of the filesystem that are private to the Cyrus IMAP system. All user
-access to mail is through software using the IMAP, POP3, or KPOP protocols.
+environment to be set up across multiple servers. It differs from other
+IMAP server implementations in that it is run on "sealed" servers, where
+users are not normally permitted to log in. The mailbox database is stored
+in parts of the filesystem that are private to the Cyrus IMAP system. All
+user access to mail is through software using the IMAP, POP3, or KPOP
+protocols.
The private mailbox database design gives the server large advantages in
-efficiency, scalability, and administratability. Multiple concurrent
-read/write connections to the same mailbox are permitted. The server
+efficiency, scalability, and administratability. Multiple concurrent
+read/write connections to the same mailbox are permitted. The server
supports access control lists on mailboxes and storage quotas on mailbox
-hierarchies
+hierarchies.
+
+See http://andrew2.andrew.cmu.edu/cyrus/imapd/ for further details.