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Courier Mail Server vs Mail-in-a-Box: catalog facts
Courier Mail Server	Mail-in-a-Box
Free Free and open-source software.	Free Free and open source, self-hosted on your own server.
Linux, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted
SMTP, IMAP, POP3, webmail and mailing lists in one package Components can be switched on or off individually	Automates the entire setup of a mail server stack on a single Ubuntu box Open source, so the full setup can be audited and self-hosted
Built from source on POSIX systems, with no Windows support Calendaring in the webmail is basic	Requires comfort running and maintaining a Linux server Tied specifically to Ubuntu, limiting deployment flexibility
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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