Code Crafters

Will version 3 of AMS allow for all of the settings for both system and domain/user to be stored into a database?

A major upgrade is planned to put much more information in the ODBC database but that update is a massive one and won't be included with version 3. Most likely vesrion 3 will still hold pretty much the same information that is currently held in the database by version 2.

What about some type of api that can be called to perform tasks on the mail server rather than trying to edit the text ini files. I am looking to automate my systems but do not want to waste a lot of time trying to modify the ini files if there will be an easier way to do this soon.

Version 3 will be using separate applications for the mail server and dialog admin interface which will become remotely installable. There will also be a command line interface that this remote dialog admin interface will use which will also allow you to use a command line interface or script to control any settings as well as run tools such as backups and start / stop the mail server or any services etc. There will also be a service watchdog to restart the mail server if it ever stops running for any reason ensuring your mail server is always online.

Very, very, nice. While a DB is preferable, this is useful too.

Is this command line utility going to be callable from web scripts as a server side executable or is it a module of AMS? From what I understand it is a separate executable, but I just want to clarify.

The command line admin interface will function via Windows sockets using text like other mail protocols (e.g. IMAP4, POP3) meaning that you can telnet the interface or use a web script to control functions on it. This is also how the dialog admin interface will talk to the mail server locally and remotely.