WinRoute includes a relay SMTP server and POP3 server. You may use these services the same way you would use the mail server of your ISP.
POP3 service: WinRoute can download email from remote POP3 servers and deliver mail to each WinRoute user account. Each WinRoute user may have several different remote POP3 accounts through WinRoute. This allows users to gather all mail from one central location, even when they are outside the WinRoute network. You can also deliver mail to a group of users.
Sorting: An advanced feature of WinRoute's remote POP3 is the ability to filter gathered email by recipient. WinRoute checks the 'to' and 'cc' fields and can deliver to a WinRoute user or group based on the content in those fields.
SMTP Relay: WinRoute's SMTP service functions as a mail forwarder so all email can be collected from and sent through the same location.
Email scheduling: Email can be sent immediately or during intervals. Mail must be gathered during user-defined intervals. For dial-up connections the connection can be automatically opened then closed for sending/receiving email.
Anti-Spam: If you host your own domain it is smart to restrict SMTP access so that WinRoute will not be treated as a spam server. Anti-Spam requires users who are sending email to any address outside of your domain to first authenticate into WinRoute. You can allow anonymous relaying to user-defined domains, or only users from specific IP addresses may relay to any domain through WinRoute.
Aliasing: If you host your own domain, mail will be delivered to the WinRoute computer and dropped in the appropriate user's mailbox. Aliases can be configured so that each WinRoute user can have multiple email accounts within your domain.
Logging: For diagnostic and regulatory reasons the WinRoute administrator can trace all email processing through the Mail and Debug logs.
If you do not use the mail server
It is not necessary to use WinRoute's mail server. You may still use the mail server of your ISP or another third party mail server. In which case, WinRoute will act as the router/firewall that will allow your email client software to communicate with the email server of your ISP by using Network Address Translation.