Apache James 3.0 的第三个 Beta 版本发布了，Apache James（Java Apache Mail Enterprise Server）是Apache组织的子项目之一，完全采用纯Java技术开发，实现了SMTP、POP3与NNTP等多种邮件相关协议。

James也是一个邮件应用平台，可以通过Mailet扩充其功能，如Mail2SMS、Mail2Fax等。James提供了比较完善的配置方案，尤其是关于邮件内容存储和用户信息存储部分，可以选择在文件、数据库或其他介质中保存。

James 3.0 Beta3 对最终用户的改进内容：
     - Numerous IMAP bug fixes (better client support, memory
improvement, NIO and IO support...)
     - Support for IMAP IDLE (RFC 2177, server transmit updates to the
client in real time)
     - Telnet Management has been removed in favor of JMX with client shell
     - More metrics counters available via JMX
     - Better debug logging on protocols
     - JPA validated against more databases (among others Oracle)
     - Multiple address and port configurations per protocol
     - POP3 is now operational (was buggy in 3.0-M2)
     - Mailbox Tooling to copy from a persistence to another persistence
     - Upgrade tool from James 2.3 is available
     - Better logging on protocols with adjustable level
     - Full mailet package must be specified
     - Composite Matchers
     - Better debug logging on protocols
     - Mailing list functionality has been removed
     - More documentation on web site for configuration,...
     - ... and much more, see details on
https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=10411&version=12315512

3.0 Beta3 对开发者的改进内容：
     - Less maven modules
     - Maven 3.0.2 required to build
     - Upgrade to latest frameworks versions (netty, activemq,
jackrabbit...)
     - Code reports generation via 'mvn site -P site-reports' maven profile
     - Corrections further to findbugs,... reports
     - Code formatting
     - ... and much more, see details on