I want to create a system from which a user can create a new email account and then can send, receive, forward and reply to emails. Also can chat to a co-member. I am implementing this using asp.net. I need to know if this is possible using hmailserver. I am really tensed concerning feasibility of this project.

I may send mails through smtp but i want to know about receiving mails and about creation of accounts say myuser@myname.com

yes you probably can use the same username and password for both, but seriously why would you?

you can install a Jabber server and a mail server side by side

i want to give additional functions like locking a folder in folder locks which open with face recognition etc. to state simply i need to create gmail/yahoomail etc like system wit some special features. Its a college project and nothing commercial. Can you please explain the jabber server and mail server concept

If you want to use the same usernames and passwords for both your mail server and chat server, you may want to use Active Directory.

For a FOSS Jabber server that runs cross platform take a look at Openfire: http://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/. hMail can authenticate against a windows domain and Openfire can authenticate against LDAP (Active Directory).http://www.hmailserver.com/documentation/latest/?page=reference_account

Openfire supports plugs-ins created in Java, and uses MySQL like hMail can.

Jabber servers can verify users with IMAP auth

I will try to understand your replies but I am a college student and all i have studied is the protocols SMTP POP3 and IMAP theoretically. I know what are domain names and host names. All i need to know is

1)how to create my domain and create users with email accounts with user@domainname.com from my own GUI
2)what will be the smtp server name to send emails
3)can i retrieve mails coming to my users' email addresses using pop3
4)how do i build up an inbox for my users

Ill be grateful if anybody can help me with this

Domains are organized in hierarchic structure and separate branches (.org, .org, .net and others) are managed by different organizations. You can't just create usable working internet domain on your own.


That's the same question asked twice. This forum has scripts for account creation in script section. If you want to use your own GUI for account creation and management, you will have to create that GUI yourself by using hMailServer COM API in your language of choice. See COM API section in hMailServer documentation and learn how to use Windows COM API in your programming language.


It will be IP address or dns name of your email server. Or any other email server on your local network, which will accept your emails for relay. See http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc821.html


No. You don't know their passwords. If you do or you use other tools to read users emails without their consent, you are violating their privacy.