[NTLUG:Discuss] IMail equivalent for Linux

[Chris Cox]

John Oberkrom wrote:

>On Fri, 9 Aug 2002, Michael Patrick wrote:
>
>
>>On Fri, Aug 09, 2002 at 08:07:17AM -0500, John Oberkrom wrote:
>>
>>>Does anyone know of an application similar to IMail (made by IPSwitch)
>>>for the Linux (preferrably RH) platform? Low cost or free would be best.
>>>
>>>The primary features of IMail that I'm after are:
>>>1. Web based, self administered e-mail accounts (add/delete/modify)
>>>2. Web based e-mail browsing (check e-mail using browser and not POP3)
>>>
So you mean IMAP?  Plain pop3 is an issue, but you could always to apop 
or spop.

>>>
>>>3. Distribution list creation & maintenance.
>>>
>>
>>
>Qmail + vpopmail + qmailadmin + {squirrelmail|imp}
>

>Okay. However, I have a somewhat strong attachment & investment in
>sendmail. It appears Qmail replaces sendmail. Is there one using sendmail
>as the SMTP server?
>

I'm not a RH fan.. SuSE has a great email package for $$$$ that might do 
what you
need (acutally it's $999, but it's has gotten some pretty good reviews...
it does like to be installed on a dedicated platform though).  See:
http://www.suse.com/us/products/suse_business/email_server/index.html
http://www.suse.com/us/products/suse_business/email_server/customer_references.html

...oops... looks like it uses Postfix... of course, that's something RH 
user's
like to use (maybe for you as well??).

So.... perhaps you should build your own.... IA (webmail.airmail.net) uses
squirrel mail... it works ok (for the web front end.. I still have my IA 
account).
For ease I would recommend running pop over SSL.... but that's just me 
(server
side folder management is much better with IMAP of course).  SSL pop is
pretty well supported by email clients.