Dial-up Facilities

The Mailtraq Dialup services manage connections to your Internet Service Providers, and other remote computers. The service either uses Windows Dial-Up Networking (RAS) or works in conjunction with Network Routers and third-party services.

The dialup service allows Mailtraq to connect to the Internet automatically with comprehensive scheduling, or on demand (such as when Mail is awaiting delivery or a user needs to browse the World Wide Web).

Mailtraq supports multiple dialup connections, with fallback where a service provider supplies multiple numbers.

In addition, whenever the machine operator or other software makes an Internet connection, Mailtraq can detect this and use the on-line time for e-mail delivery and other services. This can dramatically reduce your on-line requirements and costs.

ISDN

Mailtraq works effectively with ISDN terminal adaptors and routers, although Mailtraq can more precisely control an ISDN T/A and reduce the need for a more costly router. Mailtraq can make frequent, brief connections that suit ISDN and it's billing style.

Permanent Connections / DSL

Mailtraq also operates effectively with a permanent Internet connection. Since it is a fully compliant Internet server, other mail servers can connect directly for mail delivery, further improving the reliability of e-mail.

Routers

Mailtraq can be configured with virtual scheduled dialup, whereby it operates according to schedule rules by leaves the connection management to the router. This is substantially more cost-efficient than using a router alone, where every e-mail related event may require a dialup. In every test, using a proxy server proves cheaper than a network router.

Logging

Mailtraq logs dialup activity, both through the general purpose event logging service and through customised Dialup usage reports.