Re: [cobalt-users] IMAP/web-Based Pop

["Chris Adams" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 4 Feb 2000 21:50:06 -0000, Andy Hobdell wrote:

>we're currently on the look out for an IMAP (preferably) or web-based pop3
>mail service that we can bolt on out Raq2, does anyone know of any solutions
>out there, free or otherwise?

I have IMP (http://www.horde.org/imp/) and Twig
(http://twig.screwdriver.net/) running on our Qube2. They're both IMAP
clients, so things like message read status and folders will be preserved if
you use the web interface and a regular client. IMP has the slicker interface
but Twig works for people without JavaScript and also includes a contact
manager, calender / schedule, todo lists, bookmarks and support for reading
newsgroups.

You'll PHP and MySQL (which can be obtained from Cobalt's FTP server). On the
plus side, when you setup MySQL you'll also be able to run things like
Phorum, which is at least an order of magnitude faster than the incredibly
slow and feature-poor threaded message areas that Cobalt ships on the Qube2.

The major catch: They need PHP3 compiled with IMAP support. This isn't
particularly difficult if you follow the instructions but it can be time
consuming.