Re: [cobalt-users] squirrelmail goes postal!

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Grant Stern wrote:

> 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.

I agree; I'm just getting spoiled by Plesk is all <smile>.

> 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.

Thanks!

> 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.

So far I've not had complaints, but it's good to know I need to be on
the lookout.

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

Hmmm... Green Acres is about 20 miles no. of my brother, between the 95
and the Turnpike.  Have to drive by there sometime <smile>.

Thanks for the list <smile>.

> 5) wide acceptance, sm is the default install by Red Hat and Apple

Hmmm... I didn't know that.  Plesk uses imp; I always presumed RH did
the same.

> 8) easy to brand and customize

Now that's interesting.

> 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 appreciate your comments, and I will look at sm.

> 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.

Thanks for the instructions.

I hope to try it soon.

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

Thanks <smile>!

Jeff
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