Re: [cobalt-users] squirrelmail goes postal!

[Grant Stern <grant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > > Grant Stern wrote:
> > >
> > > > That is a different plugin, available here :
> > > > http://squirrelmail.org/plugin_view.php?id=37
> > >
> > > Looked great until I saw this on the website:
> > >
> > > > Warning: This plugin doesn't work well with virtual hosts.
> > >
> > > So it looks like the answer is "no" <frown>.

sorry, i didn't do any work on that plugin ;)  i don't want my people 
using aliases as logins anyhow.  it just confuses them.  easier for me 
to tell them, hey, you have the same username and pass for email, 
stats, administration.
> > > > > If not, can they log in as user@xxxxxxxxxx, yet have 
> > > > > "alias@xxxxxxxxxx"
> > > > > as their return address?
as for the return address, the default will be the username (i
believe), however, there is a global preference for that in the
options, general preferences, reply to address.
> > > Similarly to NeoMail, from the look of it.
> > >
> > > Since I've already gotten NeoMail successfully installed, can you
> > > explain why I'd like to look at Squirrel Mail?

i don't know about you, but NeoMail always seemed to break after my 
customers got a few emails.  it always gave em fits, and not much i 
could do.

the top ten reasons why to look at squirrelmail, as written by the home 
office in Green Acres, Florida :

1) dead, no new development that i know of
2) written in perl, which i don't have any desire to muck with, sm is a 
php application
3) squirrel likes html email, neomail does not
4) speed. php is a greyhound, perl is a toad
5) wide acceptance, sm is the default install by Red Hat and Apple 
(raqs are Red Hat based distros).
6) good support and mailing lists.
7) tons of kewl, and even ssl-login plugins
8) easy to brand and customize
9) nice perl based (ok, its not that awful, just slow) configuration 
program.
10) NEOMAIL IS WEBMAIL THAT DOES SUCK!


> > > I assure you this is a legitmate question and not intended to start 
> > > any
> > > arguements.

no arguments intended, but u did ask for it.  honestly, openwebmail 
(based on neomail) is way to slow and neomail never worked well anyway.

> > > I like to offer and recommend the best <smile>.

it is the best, spent a lot of agonizing moments to find that out.  i 
had been running multiple installs of sm until i messed with vlogin.

> > > Can I try squirrel mail while neomail is also installed?

absolutely.  i installed a copy into /home/sites/email/ and made an 
alias in my etc/httpd/conf/srm.conf file to point to it, something 
simple like /email/ or /mail/ will allow you to test squirrelmail while 
you're running neomail.  you will have to make a data directory either 
for each domain, or a central one and chmod 777 it.  everything after 
that is simple.

hope this helps.
grant

ps.  feel free to send me any install questions or troubles you may 
have, on or offlist.