Anonymous reader writes: “Small or home offices looking for free fully featured messaging servers can end their search now. International Messaging Associates (IMA) has released a three-user version of its Internet Exchange Messaging Server (IEMS) 5.1 for free. The software can be obtained from www.ima.com. Used in three-user version, the product does not require any registration.
The Internet Exchange Messaging Server (IEMS) 5.1 is a high-end, complete, standalone, open architecture messaging solution with components that can be run on a single machine or in a distributed environment. It is supported under Windows 98, ME, 2000, NT and major Linux distributions. IEMS is comprised of several easy-to-configure components that provide fast and reliable messaging delivery to and from the Internet. The three-user version includes all features of IEMS5.1 except anti-virus, anti-spam, BSMTP and Distribution Lists management modules.
The three-user version comes with features that were previously available only for enterprise grade messaging server software. It allows easy web administration. Its indexed message store is capable of storing large mailboxes without compromising access speed. It features a Mailsort that can forward or move messages to pre-selected mailboxes and folders based on rules defined by the administrator. It sports built-in POP3 and IMAP 4 servers, so it works with Outlook Express, Eudora, Netscape, Pegasus, etc. Its Web-based Mail Client facilitates easy access from anywhere. POP3 or IMAP4 access to the mailbox may be protected by SSL encryption. Its Attachment Removal Filter module is a preprocessor plug-in capable of stripping messages of file attachments that are deemed to be undesirable, or potential virus carriers. IMA makes the Message Queue API publicly available for software engineers to develop additional preprocessor application modules such as archiving agents, content filters, gateway modules, and more.
“The most attractive proposition that most SOHOs and home users will find hard to resist will probably be the reduced cost of ownership, operations, and maintenance” IMA President Tim Kehres said. “To run the IEMS 3-user version, small offices only need to provision a fully qualified domain name. However, instead of using an expensive dedicated internet connection to maintain a static IP address, IEMS allows small organizations to make use of dynamic IP addresses through a dynamic DNS provider,” he continued.
By subscribing to the services of a dynamic DNS provider, dynamic IP addresses are updated in real time providing a functionality close to the one offered by static addresses. IEMS features a dial-up scheduler that can be configured to automatically connect to the ISP at pre-determined times to retrieve the messages. This practically eliminates the need to maintain an expensive and dedicated Internet connection, and allows small organization to increase Internet productivity, manage computing resources, and minimize costs.
Among the dynamic DNS service providers that have partnered with IMA include TZO.com and DynIP Software of Canweb Internet Services Ltd. More information is available at http://www.ima.com/partners/service.html. We also welcome you to visit us at www.ima.com. “

BBC: “Versions of Windows XP intended for Microsoft’s biggest
customers, who will put the software on hundreds or thousands of
machines, do not have to be activated. Instead they have a
‘corporate key’ built in.

Pirates have found and extracted
this key by making a byte-by-byte
comparison of retail and
corporate versions of XP.

Some websites are offering
copies of this corporate version,
or copies of the key to those that
do not want to pay to put the
software on more than one PC.”

MSNBC: “The Justice Department formally announced its settlement of the Microsoft
antitrust case Friday, imposing five years of restrictions on the software giant designed to bolster
competition. But state attorneys general, concerned that the settlement will be too lenient, are
expected to ask the judge overseeing the case to allow them more time to study the deal, sources
familiar with the talks said.”

LinuxFocus: “This is a miniature mouse that makes your notebook perform like a desktop.”

The Register: “The stakes are deadly high. Opera has been chosen as the preferred browser by
the big mobile phone vendors as they seek to turn the humble voice phone into a ubiquitous
data-enabled smartphone: Symbian, which is essentially the cellphone industry’s
we-don’t-do-Microsoft joint venture, blesses Opera as its browser of choice. (The lion’s share of mobile
handset operators – Nokia, Ericsson/Sony, Motorola and Matsushita – are Symbian shareholders, and
practically all of the others are licensees).”

LinuxFocus: “This article describes a management GUI for the MOSIX-Cluster technology(www.mosix.org).”

ZDNET: “Maybe you think that all programmers care about is Mountain Dew and a fast network connection. But we want to be
treated right. And nobody knows how to treat a programmer right like Microsoft…. If you’re asking yourself whether to stick with Microsoft, developer support has to be part of the equation. But it’s not
one that would weigh in favor of switching. You’ll find lots of good tools and developer information for Java, Linux, and
other alternatives, but they’re not any better than what’s available for Windows.”

LinuxFocus: “Getting a file, running a program from a badly programmed Perl script … “There’s More Than One Way To Do It!”

Zork.net:Welcome to KC KDE! It has been another fast-paced week for KDE. CVS commits were flying in as were application announcements on apps.kde.com. The (relatively) new KDE eye-candy site got a make-over,
and judging by how few KDE related items are to be found at themes.org it seems to have a firm grip on the KDE audience. And speaking of eye-candy, guess who is back again?”

LinuxFocus: “In this article Tux, the Linux mascot will guide the first time tourist on her first tour through his native land. Tux will explain some concepts that
probably are new for the tourists and give them tips and hints on how to go on to explore Linux on their own afterwards.”