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Open Source Webmail



I have  a few in my  family  who use the same server  who  are not familiar
with ssh and mutt. They prefer web-based   interfaces.  When catering to
more than  ourselves.. I feel webbased  system is a more generic solution.
-Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert La Ferla" <robertlaferla at attbi.com>
To: <hughrutledge2001 at yahoo.com>
Cc: <discuss at blu.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: Open Source Webmail


> If you are on the road and need to check your e-mail from say a hotel
lobby's computer or Internet cafe, you can simply go to your private web
site to read your e-mail.  i.e.  Those computers won't likely have a SSH
client...  I should add that I would normally read e-mail with a real mail
client so this would be for those special occasions...
>
> Robert
>
> You wrote:
>
> How is this an advantage over using ssh & pine for
> email?
>
> Hugh
> --- Robert La Ferla <robertlaferla at attbi.com> wrote:
>
> > As you probably have heard, the fine folks at AT&T
> > Broadband are going
> > to force us loyal serfs to switch our e-mail
> > addresses to comcast.net.
> >  Since I don't like having to switch my e-mail
> > address every few months,
> > I am going to set up my own domain.  However, I
> > would like to be able to
> > remotely view and compose e-mails from a web-based
> > client in addition to
> > POP/IMAP.  Does anyone know of or better yet have
> > experience with an
> > open source web-based e-mail system for Linux?
> >
> > Robert
> >
> >
> >
> > ___________
>
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