> No, this not a `which is better' troll.
>
> Rather, I am installing both, trying to determine which is better for
> our situation.
>
> From the point of view of current users and administrators, what should
> I look for/at in each?  Which are the biggest advantages of squirrelmail
> over sqwebmail?  What are the features in squirrelmail that you vastly
> prefer over sqwebmail?  If you point these out to me, then I can compare
> them side-by-side, and make up my own mind.
>
> Clearly, both have advantages/disadvantages, pluses/minuses.  During a
> brief trial of each, by my lonesome, I am bound to miss something.
>
> What do you think?

just use http://www.inter7.com/sqwebmail.html and check if squirrelmail
provides same feature.

sqwebmail is minimal email client. It is written in C and accesses
Maildirs directly. It provides:
a) personal and global ldap address books
b) pgp support when keyrings are stored under user privileges
c) receipt on delivery support (if server allows it)
d) spell checking support
e) calendaring support if courier-pcp is used.
f) maildrop filtering support
g) multiple identities can be entered during email composition.

squirrelmail is modular email client. It is written in php and accesses
mailboxes through IMAP server. It provides:
a) personal and global address books stored in csv, sql or ldap.
b) pgp support when keyrings are stored under webserver privileges or on
user's station (by third party plugin)
c) receipt on delivery and receipt on read support. Receipt on delivery
works only when server supports it.
d) spell checking support
e) calendaring support in own calendar format
f) filtering support with own functions or external programs (there are at
least three different plugins)
g) multiple identities can be stored in user prefs.
h) different themes controlled by end user.
i) http://www.squirrelmail.org/plugins_category.php?category_id=all

sqwebmail uses template based translations. Support of translation has to
be added during program compilation. Program detects translation by
browser language prefs. squirrelmail uses gettext based translations. New
translation is added by editing one php script and adding appropriate
gettext message files. User controls translation in interface preferences.

sqwebmail before 3.6.2 used SUID based CGI scripts. From 3.6.2 it uses
unprivileged CGI and special service accessed through unix socket. Before
3.6.2 it was possible to use this email client on older machines for
occasional email checking. From 3.6.2 it is not that easy.

squirrelmail needs cookie support in browser. Frames support is required
for full interface operations. sqwebmail works in cookie less and frame
less browsers.

sqwebmail is a small email client that can be run on older machines. It is
good when you only need to check your email sometimes and use other
program for main email operations. squirrelmail is full featured behemoth
that requires good machine.

P.S. You shouldn't compare squirrelmail vs sqwebmail. These are two
different programs. If you need all functions of email program, you don't
use sqwebmail. If you need lightweight webmail program, you don't use
squirrelmail.

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Tomas


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