First problem, the users are not there... I intend to create a free webmail service, so I will need some kind of script to add the users... (note to my mind: hire a PHP programmer right now)
Second problem, I do not have SSH access but I do have a "software installation service" and, if someone has ever heard about, access to the system thru AlternC, so that I can either add the users thru AlternC or thru a script (or include a delay of 30 minutes in accounts and have a 24/7 service available...) Sorry for being so nerd :-\ but I'm already starting -----Missatge original----- De: Willie Viljoen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Enviat: Sunday, December 07, 2003 8:49 AM Per a: Alvaro Gilabert; SquirrelMail List Tema: Re: [SM-USERS] Hosting SM ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alvaro Gilabert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "SquirrelMail List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 9:34 AM Subject: [SM-USERS] Hosting SM > Ok, this question perhaps has been made a thousand times, so here it > comes once more > > I have a hosting package (1.25Gb, no limit on transfer, LAMP configuration, > IMAP, unlimited domains, unlimited mailboxes, etc) that I would like > to use > to setup a free webmail service. For multiple domains to work right, you will need to experiment some with plug-ins, but it should be fine. > I would like to use SM together with some plugins like calendar, to-do > lists, etc. > > What I don't want is the user to ever see the host where he is, but my > domain. That is, if I'm somewhere like Lycos, I don't want him to see > http://myusername.lycos.com/squirrelmail/login.php or something > similar but > http://www.example.com/login.php > > I'm quite new in these things and I would like to do it well. > > So... does SM fit my requirements? Yes, however, this is not really a question of Squirrelmail being able to do it. Squirrelmail works very simply, it is just a very large collection of PHP scripts that you dump into a directory with the proper permissions. The real question is if your host will let you do the correct DNS and virtual host configurations. To do this properly, you will probably want to set up Squirrelmail to run on its own hostname inside your domain, something like mail.example.com or freemail.example.com or webmail.example.com. First, you will need to point that host to an actual IP address with your web host. Then, you need to get them to configure a virtual host and point it to the directory where you have installed Squirrelmail. This will need to be proper DNS and virtual hosting though, things like register.com web redirects *MIGHT* work here, but probably won't. Also, your host will need to be running a recent version of PHP4, and you will have to have UNIX shell access to configure Squirrelmail. If you do not have shell access, you could still configure it on your local UNIX and upload it to the host afterward, but you would then need to upload it again after every configuration change. Also, Squirrelmail does not (AFAIK) include its own user registration service, it is intended primeraly for systems where users are administered by another system. Any user that your imapd works for, Squirrelmail will work for, but those users need to get there first. In short, Squirrelmail should work very nicely, as long as you have: A web server with recent PHP4 available. A hostname in DNS and a virtual host on the server for that hostname. A UNIX shell account on the server.* A way to safely add users to the system (Squirrelmail does NOT do this) * - If you have your own UNIX or another shell, you can configure it there and upload it after every config change, not recommended though. Good luck Will > Thanks, folks, and good job!! It's a great software > > Alvaro Gilabert > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials. > Become an expert in LINUX or just sharpen your skills. Sign up for > IBM's Free Linux Tutorials. Learn everything from the bash shell to sys admin. > Click now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1278&alloc_id=3371&op=click > -- > squirrelmail-users mailing list > List Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > List Archives: > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=2995 > List Info: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials. Become an expert in LINUX or just sharpen your skills. Sign up for IBM's Free Linux Tutorials. Learn everything from the bash shell to sys admin. Click now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1278&alloc_id=3371&op=click -- squirrelmail-users mailing list List Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Archives: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=2995 List Info: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users
