PerlPop3 v1.0.2
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Homepage: 
	http://perlpop3.adsen.com/


Copyright (C) 2006 Sergio Camarena <scamarena@adsen.com>

    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
    as published by the Free Software Foundation.

    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
    GNU General Public License for more details.

    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA

Download:

    You can get the newest version at http://sourceforge.net/projects/perlpop3/.

Support:
	
	For support please contact <scamarena@adsen.com>. No guarantee on any 
	response or solution to any particular problem is provided, but paid
	support is available.
	
	Changes, modifications or suggestions are welcome. If you want to be added
	to the sourceforge project please contact us.
    
Description:

	PerlPop3 is a pop3 deamon that runs off inetd in unix and posix systems, and 
	reads a spoolfile in mbox format and process requests by the pop3 protocol.
	
	Most of the problems with current pop3 implementations is in their use of 
	memory and the slow processing of mailboxes while also being difficult to 
	configure and extend.
	
	PerlPop solves this by being a perl script that delivers e-mail in an 
	effective way, and is easy to understand and extend.
	
	Some of the advantages of this implementation is:
	
	- Does not read the mailbox into memory, it reads what it needs as it 
	processes the mailbox, so it's memory requirements are low.
	
	- Most email delivery is just printing out to the client; this is done in a 
	fast and efficient way.
	
	- It uses the system's users in the default unix way, but it can be changed 
	to read users off a database (using DBI/DBD). It is prepared to use the 
	database right away and can be extended or configured to use existing systems.
	
	- It can be use to solve the smtp authentication via 'popauth' or 
	'relay-domains' (with sendmail) so users can be permitted to send smtp mail 
	after pop3 authentication. This has been an effective solution for roaming 
	users.
	
	- Logging can be extended beyond the use of text files to any other method 
	available in Perl, including database systems.
	
	- Also, security is not an issue, as input is strictly controlled.
	
	Using an easily modifiable daemon as part of a e-mail solution can be of 
	great advantage over other existing systems in other languages. Further 
	development will also try to incorporate more easily configurable extensions 
	and plugins, so rapid deployment and extensibility is achieved.
	
Installation:

	For installation instructions and configuration please see the INSTALL file.
For more detailed information, consult the DOC file.