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Does WebMail provide “sign-up” feature (registering new accounts on a mail server)?

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AfterLogic WebMail products are mail clients, not servers. They access mail on a mail server just like Outlook does (via POP3/IMAP/SMTP protocols). You cannot create an account on a mail server using a mail client (mail protocols do not provide such functionality). Accounts need to be created using tools of the mail server. Some mail servers, however, may provide an API which can be used to create accounts programmatically but there is no standard API for this, and many servers can create accounts only via administrative tools of this server or its native webmail (which communicates with the mail server engine through internal proprietary protocols). Thus, it’s often possible to implement account management via custom programming for a particular mail server but there is no out-of-box solution for this. Also, please note that account management option (even if it’s available) requires the webmail be installed on the same computer where the mail server is installed. However, some server

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