[TriLUG] Imap and Squirrel mail

[Jason Tower]

tanner is correct, squirrelmail merely turns apache into a mail client. 
the nice thing is that it uses imap, and it doesn't have to be on the same
box (an apache server running squirrelmail can access a remote imap server
just as easily as a local one).  it is also much easier to install than
IMP, and both tarball and RPMs are available from their site.  i run my
own postfix/imap combo and use squirrelmail 100% of the time, even at home
on the same box, just because it works so well.

jason

> On Tue, 2002-08-27 at 11:26, Jon Carnes wrote:
>
>> As for IMAP, you'll find a lot of opinions.  A lot of groups I belong
>> to  have voted on Squirrel mail (but only for installs of less than
>> 500  mailboxes).  Squirrel mail is IMAP and webmail all in one.  For
>> larger  installs, Cyrus seems to be the preferred IMAP installation.
>> Cyrus is very  scalable and is used by a lot of larger universities
>> and other
>> organizations.
>
> Actually, as I understand it, squirrel mail is just a webmail
> front end that uses imap as its transfer protocol (rather than
> reading the files directly).  IMP (from http://www.horde.org/)
> is another webmail that uses imap package.
>
> Tanner
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Jason Tower
Cerient Technologies
jason at cerient.net