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[Hijabulous]

Hey everyone --

Does anyone know of a client out there which would allow users to check their IMAP mail from ONLINE... with full folder support and everything. I know there are a lot out there that support IMAP and just get the Inbox folder -- but I am looking for full folder support.

I see something called "WebMail" (how original) in freescripts/hotscripts which claims to be able to do this. Any luck or word on it?

thanks,
Alex

[compsci]

I've been playing with SquirrelMail recently. It uses PHP, but doesn't require you compile IMAP support into PHP.

It seems to be really fast..and I like the interface a lot. It does support folders, and has many plug-ins available including a spell-checker. It was very easy to install, also.

It's available from http://www.squirrelmail.org.

You might also check out http://www.horde.org/imp/. It also supports folders, though it's installation is significantly more involved than SquirrelMail's.

[Travis]

I'll add another vote for SquirrelMail - been using it for a couple weeks now, and it seems to work very well.

[Hijabulous]

Are these actually programs that connect to our own IMAP server?? Or, is it its own managed server in itself? I guess what I am trying to say is -- is it a gateway? Or does it store its own files?

Thanks -- your info was very informative.
Alex

[Travis]

These are mail clients that happen to run on a web server. They act just like you'd expect a regular mail client to - they connect to a mail server, retrieve your messages, etc.