Apple AppleShare IP 6.0 - Manual (Page 5)

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About AppleShare IP 6.0
AppleShare IP 6.0 is server software that provides World Wide Web, file sharing, mail, and
print services to clients on local area networks (LANs), intranets, and the Internet.
Key new features in 6.0 include built-in support for Windows file sharing and the IMAP mail
protocol, print service over TCP/IP, secure printing, and separate guest access for Web & File
services.
Here is a brief description of the AppleShare IP 6.0 suite of products:
m The AppleShare IP 6.0 Web & File Server allows your computer to host a Web site (using
the HTTP 1.1 protocol) and provides three types of file sharing services: AppleShare File
Sharing (using the AppleTalk Filing Protocol, or AFP) via TCP/IP or AppleTalk networks,
Windows File Sharing (using the SMB/CIFS protocol via TCP/IP), and File Transfer
Protocol (FTP). You manage Web and file services using the Web & File Admin program.
m The AppleShare IP 6.0 Mail Server provides integrated mail storage and mail forwarding
services over TCP/IP and AppleTalk networks, including support for Internet Message
Access Protocol (IMAPv.4), Post Office Protocol (POP3), and Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
(SMTP). You manage mail services using the Mail Admin program.
m The AppleShare IP 6.0 Print Server manages communication with the printers on your
AppleTalk or TCP/IP network by allowing the server to act as a repository for print jobs.
The Print Server also allows you to set up secure print queues to control who can print.
You manage print services using the Print Admin program.
m AppleShare Client 3.8 is the software that allows Mac OS client computers to use
AppleShare file sharing services. You need to install this software on your Mac OS client
computers.
m MacDNS software provides Domain Name System (DNS) service for your network. You
need to install DNS software in order to communicate with the Internet and to allow
users to enter names instead of numeric IP addresses when, for example, sending e-mail.
For detailed information on these product features, see AppleShare IP Help after completing
the instructions in this manual. To access AppleShare IP Help, see “What’s Covered
Onscreen.”