MXSave

What MXSave is

MXSave is a paid cloud email disaster-recovery service for organizations that need communication to continue when a mail server is unavailable. Failover starts automatically when a sending server cannot connect to the primary server. During the outage, users can receive, reply to, forward, and compose messages through the web client or standard POP3 or IMAP clients. Captured inbound and outbound messages are delivered to the mail server after it returns online. A rolling archive retains the previous 30 days of email history, with continuous backup and granular restore. Email spooling includes anti-spam and antivirus filtering; tagged messages are quarantined for administrator review for seven days. Daily LDAP synchronization with Microsoft Active Directory can update mailboxes, distribution groups, and aliases, but not passwords. Desktop and mobile clients can use POP3, IMAP, or SMTP, including secure connections. MXSave says it works with hosted and on-premise spam filters, including Barracuda, McAfee, Symantec, Mailroute, AppRiver, and Google Postini. The Enterprise Email Disaster Recovery plan costs $49 a month, billed monthly, for one domain and 25 users, with additional users at $1.00 per user/month. It includes unlimited messages and storage, and spools messages for up to 21 days.

Who it suits

MXSave suits organizations running Microsoft Exchange Server, Office 365, or hosted or on-premise email servers that need access during outages. It fits teams using web, desktop, or mobile mail clients and requiring message recovery after service returns.

Limits

The plan includes one domain and 25 users; each additional user costs $1.00 per user/month. Messages are spooled for up to 21 days, and attachments over 35 MB are not accepted.

Getting started

1. Open the MXSave website
2. Choose the Enterprise Email Disaster Recovery plan
3. Connect one domain and up to 25 users
4. Configure Microsoft Exchange Server, Office 365, or another hosted or on-premise mail server
5. Connect web, desktop, or mobile clients using POP3, IMAP, or SMTP
6. Set up daily LDAP synchronization with Microsoft Active Directory if required

Verdict

Pick MXSave when uninterrupted email access and post-outage message recovery are priorities. Its automatic failover, archive, and client support cover common hosted and on-premise environments. Look elsewhere if your messages require attachments above 35 MB or you need password synchronization through LDAP.