using imap com a small intranet

25/09/2006, 12h38

hello I have a small office and I would like to build a email server using
imap.

The OS that I'll be using is Suse. But when I read about it it says that it
is not straight forward neither the webmail.
Is there any package that doesn't have some many security that doesn't use
imaps??

Thanks

25/09/2006, 17h10

On Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:38:41 +0100, "miguel-lopes"
<milopes@hotmail.com> wrote:

>I have a small office and I would like to build a email server using
>imap. The OS that I'll be using is Suse. But when I read about it it
>says that it is not straight forward neither the webmail.

Most webmails don't maintain state, and need to be paired with cyrus,
which responds quickly to connections, or connect thru an imap proxy
which does maintain state.

The only proxy I know of is imapproxy, and it's not well maintained,
leaving cyrus as the only good option for a non stateful webmail.

It's possible to use uw-imap with a stateful webmail like prayer, but
prayer has minimial features. I don't know any other good choices for
a stateful webmail.

Unfortunately, it's "not straight forward."

26/09/2006, 00h43

On Mon, 25 Sep 2006, John Kelly wrote:
> Most webmails don't maintain state, and need to be paired with cyrus,
> which responds quickly to connections, or connect thru an imap proxy
> which does maintain state.

UW imapd using mix format should also work OK with non stateful webmail
systems. However, in general it is better to use stateful webmails.

> It's possible to use uw-imap with a stateful webmail like prayer, but
> prayer has minimial features. I don't know any other good choices for
> a stateful webmail.

The web version of Alpine (formerly known as WebPine) is stateful and is
currently targeted for release on October 1:
http://www.washington.edu/alpine

-- Mark --

http://panda.com/mrc
Democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding what to eat for lunch.
Liberty is a well-armed sheep contesting the vote.

26/09/2006, 02h45

On Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:43:15 -0700, Mark Crispin
<mrc@CAC.Washington.EDU> wrote:

>The web version of Alpine (formerly known as WebPine) is stateful and is
>currently targeted for release on October 1:
> http://www.washington.edu/alpine

That's good news, looking forward to it.

25/09/2006, 12h38	#1
miguel-lopes Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	using imap com a small intranet hello I have a small office and I would like to build a email server using imap. The OS that I'll be using is Suse. But when I read about it it says that it is not straight forward neither the webmail. Is there any package that doesn't have some many security that doesn't use imaps?? Thanks

25/09/2006, 17h10	#2
John Kelly Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	Re: using imap com a small intranet On Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:38:41 +0100, "miguel-lopes" <milopes@hotmail.com> wrote: >I have a small office and I would like to build a email server using >imap. The OS that I'll be using is Suse. But when I read about it it >says that it is not straight forward neither the webmail. Most webmails don't maintain state, and need to be paired with cyrus, which responds quickly to connections, or connect thru an imap proxy which does maintain state. The only proxy I know of is imapproxy, and it's not well maintained, leaving cyrus as the only good option for a non stateful webmail. It's possible to use uw-imap with a stateful webmail like prayer, but prayer has minimial features. I don't know any other good choices for a stateful webmail. Unfortunately, it's "not straight forward."

26/09/2006, 00h43	#3
Mark Crispin Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	Re: using imap com a small intranet On Mon, 25 Sep 2006, John Kelly wrote: > Most webmails don't maintain state, and need to be paired with cyrus, > which responds quickly to connections, or connect thru an imap proxy > which does maintain state. UW imapd using mix format should also work OK with non stateful webmail systems. However, in general it is better to use stateful webmails. > It's possible to use uw-imap with a stateful webmail like prayer, but > prayer has minimial features. I don't know any other good choices for > a stateful webmail. The web version of Alpine (formerly known as WebPine) is stateful and is currently targeted for release on October 1: http://www.washington.edu/alpine -- Mark -- http://panda.com/mrc Democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding what to eat for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed sheep contesting the vote.

26/09/2006, 02h45	#4
John Kelly Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	Re: using imap com a small intranet On Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:43:15 -0700, Mark Crispin <mrc@CAC.Washington.EDU> wrote: >The web version of Alpine (formerly known as WebPine) is stateful and is >currently targeted for release on October 1: > http://www.washington.edu/alpine That's good news, looking forward to it.

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