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Here is my understanding:
Webmail (gmail, etc) uses http for sending/retrieving emails.
Email clients (thunderbird, etc) use SMTP for sending emails, and POP3/IMAP to retrieve emails. (Or, do they use http to send emails too, and only SMTP servers actually...
Started by hatorade on
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GMail does not use http which it actually uses....
Providers simply provides an interface to the mailboxes but still apply and use the above protocols which is a step-by-step guide on how to send an e-mail using Telnet with SMTP.
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I have my own email server, running in a VM under Xen. I want to setup another Xen VM with a web mail system, to let my users access their mail from a web browser.
I want to use Debian Stable, which right now is Debian 5.0 Lenny, for the VM. I also want...
Started by steveha on
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If you use Courier for your MTA, which means maildir storage....
I remember researching this a little some years ago.
Hope this helps.
For Debain 4 ( http://howto.landure.fr/gnu-linux/debian-4-0-etch-en/install-horde-groupware-webmail-edition).
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My webhosts installed Horde as the webmail client, but it is quite terrible in comparison to modern software like Gmail.
I installed the Free and opensource RoundCube via FTP, but probably due to its mali exchange protocol (IMAP) it doesn't always show...
Started by Jeremy Rudd on
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Most....
If you like gmail, then just use gmail.
webmail services (I use it to grab my Hotmail e-mails), a 1Gb file storage area and a few otherMy web host (WebFaction) provides SquirrelMail - Webmail for Nuts! and I like it.
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Can anyone suggest a good self-hosted php webmail solution?
I share a server on a commercial collocation site and every now and then I add a domain here and there, mostly for email hosting (family, friends), even though it runs php. (my blog is hosted...
Started by mauriciopastrana on
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Roundcube webmail.
I recommend it heartily.
It's pretty stable by now) before and it worked great .
Is a really neat PHP based webmail client (only for IMAP though).
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Is there a way to implement a mailto: link that works with webmail clients?
Edit - so a traditional mailto link is (as I suspected) not going to work. So has anyone seen anything similar to those rss buttons you see with a variety of the most popular ...
Started by SillyMonkey on
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If you have the correct URLs....
To specify that it's mailto link should be handled by a webmail app (even if it could, how would you to the link that asks the user if s/he wants to login to a webmail account (along with a list of providers).
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Could someone recommend free email service accessible from webmail that doesn't have annoying bloated interface requiring javascript? So far I like gmail because even with js off it still works great - are there any alternatives to gmail in this regard...
Started by any on
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I like to use FastMail because it does not require JavaScript.
I prefer two web applications for this task:
SquirrelMail is a very good webmail client for IMAP work as well without scripts enabled.
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What webmail services do you know that can act as IMAP client (to be able to fetch email from other email services using IMAP protocol). And which you find the best one...
p.s. GMail is one, but it's currently down :o) , but its IMAP interface is supposed...
Started by zappan on
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It's not a webmail service, but rather a web-based IMAP client.
RoundCube is an excellent option.
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[E-Mail] Webmail is increasingly painful to use Is it just me, or has the RCN webmail grown increasingly slow and unresponsive? Whatever the issues I'm experiencing, they've gradually worsened over time.
When I try to read an email, it says "Please wait...
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But I do also use my stand....
Does someone setup their rcn mail to forward to another mail service?
Also, I mostly use the webmail your RCN email to another email account that has more reliable webmail service like Gmail, Yahoo.
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Does anyone know of a Webmail Contact List Importer scripts (ColdFusion, PHP etc) like those used on Twitter and LinkedIn ? I've found some but they are paid for and I want some more bespoke & open.
To clarify a little more I'm not looking for a way to...
Started by Andy Jarrett on
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$data = file - and that's it!
Are you actually after a method where a user enters their webmail username that I'm allowed)
What format does it use....
What format does it use for contact list? If CSV, then you can write it in 1 minute...
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We have to develop a web mail client for one of our clients, and we're looking for an email server we can utilize that would possibly be able to interface with PHP.
We'll most probably host on Ubuntu Server edition with Apache, but obviously, writing ...
Started by Josamoto on
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A big advantage....
The easiest (and best?) solution is probably to write a webmail client that talks IMAP to the mail server using IMAP and SMTP.
The manuals are extensive.
use the Maildir format, are high-performing and easy to work with.
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