...oops, wrong mailing list... So far this thread has focused on the various IMAP based solutions and the merits of the many alternate components to such. Keying off some comments in the OP (below) I would like to point out that there _is_ an OpenBSD package openwebmail-2.51p1.tgz for a non-IMAP webmail. A few
of the things that I like about this solution are: - it is written entirely in perl (no php or other non-base prereqs) - it works well when deployed on the mail server or over POP3 - its interface is very clean yet fairly feature rich - it is browser agnostic and renders decently even on mobiles Again, I bring this up only because it seems to me that the original goal was a simple non-IMAP solution and this suggestion should be taken completely independent of the rest of this thread -- IMAP adds capabilities and complexities that make any comparison of solutions with and without it mostly invalid. On 4 Jul 2009 at 20:05, Rod Whitworth wrote: > I have been running email for a couple of small domains for a few years > using Postfix and Teapop on OpenBSD. No complaints. > > I have scripted user addition with passwords etc etc. > > Now somebody (important of course) wants webmail. > > I went hunting. About the only webmail server I found that did not need > an imapd was sqwebmail and we don't have a port for that. Yes, I could > have a crack at making a port but that, given a loooong absence from C > for me and also that it doesn't look really modern, sounded like it > would be loading myself with a pressure job. > > So looking at others needing imap showed me RoundCube. Pretty snazzy > looks, renders all that fancy junk that seems to be all the go now and > we have a package for it. > > So which imap? Dovecot looked like a candidate. It can use sqlite as > does Roundcube and I know it can do authentication for Postfix so it > looked like a suitable candidate. > > Then I found out that Roundcube uses sqlite and Dovecot uses sqlite3. I > don't think I want to have to synch two databases all the time. > > Does anybody know what combination works well with nothing as silly as > mismatched db versions? Maybe there is a way to get Roundcube (the > component I'd like to keep) to compile with sqlite3 but I haven't seen > a hint that that is supported, and whilst I do more research I'd like > to hear from someone who has invented the wheel I'm working on. > > Thanks, > > *** NOTE *** Please DO NOT CC me. I <am> subscribed to the list. > Mail to the sender address that does not originate at the list server is > tarpitted. The reply-to: address is provided for those who feel compelled to > reply off list. Thankyou. > > Rod/ > /earth: write failed, file system is full > cp: /earth/creatures: No space left on device > > > ------- End of forwarded message --------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Jacob L. Leifman email: [email protected] Bitwise Internet Technologies, Inc. tel: (617) 737-1837 x11 22 Drydock Avenue, Suite 310 cell: (617) 512-1024 Boston, MA 02210 fax: (617) 439-4941 ------------------------------------------------------------------
