[ale] what open source webmail software do you use?

Barry Hawkins barry at alltc.com
Mon Oct 18 15:25:26 EDT 2004


John Wells wrote:

>Guys,
>
>I've done a pretty extensive search, but would like to query the group: 
>what open source webmail projects do you use?
>
>I'm a long time happy squirrelmail user, but I have a need to provide a
>bit flashier, template-driven site to a particular client.
>
>I've looked at horde, and it looks nice, but I really need one that
>supports a folder list somewhere on the main screen with message counts,
>like squirrelmail does.  Also, horde tries a bit hard to be all things to
>all people, and problems are introduced accordingly.
>
>Heck, if it doesn't provide the folder list, I might consider it anyway
>and add it in.  As long as it's template-driven so modifying look and feel
>isn't a nightmare (I love squirrelmail, but look and feel is so tightly
>wrapped in the code it's difficult to customize).
>
>Also, I'm flexible to implementation....PHP, Perl, Python, Java, etc...
>
>Thanks,
>John
>
>  
>
I use Squirrelmail, but have used Horde and Neomail in the past.  I 
would say that Neomail and Horde hold more visual appeal.

Regards,

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Barry Hawkins
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