Mailing List Archive: Probably OT: webmail

Probably OT: webmail

Jul 1, 2016, 1:23 PM

Post #1 of 3 (1868 views)

Hi folks,

i am in need to set up a webmail for my users. I would like to have two
servers a) qmail+ldap without imap and b) http server running a webmail,
i.e., two server separeted.

I would like the webmail software connect to the qmail+ldap server and
fetch the email via pop3, downloading them and deleting from the mail
server and sotring everythinb locally.

Is anybody here aware of such webmail ?

Thanks in advance.

PS:

Re: Probably OT: webmail [ In reply to ]

shepherdzw at gmail

Jul 1, 2016, 10:22 PM

Post #2 of 3 (1841 views)

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Webmail uses imap. Mail user agents uses pop and imap too. You can't pop using webmail sir

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> On 01 Jul 2016, at 10:23 PM, Friedrich Locke <friedrich.locke@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> i am in need to set up a webmail for my users. I would like to have two servers a) qmail+ldap without imap and b) http server running a webmail, i.e., two server separeted.
>
> I would like the webmail software connect to the qmail+ldap server and fetch the email via pop3, downloading them and deleting from the mail server and sotring everythinb locally.
>
> Is anybody here aware of such webmail ?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> PS:

Re: Probably OT: webmail [ In reply to ]

cgamache at gmail

Jul 2, 2016, 4:19 AM

Post #3 of 3 (1834 views)

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Sounds complicated! This is a popular pattern for MS Exchange implementations with qmail handling the SMTP to the unwashed masses of the internet. Everyone on the inside of the firewall gets to use Outlook and Exchange, and poor security-patched-every-Tuesday Exchange is cloistered away from everyone else like one's embarrassing uncle at one's wedding.

So, set up a pop toaster https://cr.yp.to/qmail/toaster.html

and then you'll need some type of pop3 connector running for all your users' emails, downloading them to your webmail server-- whatever it may be. You might need to write the connector yourself if you're not actually using Exchange (because there are dozens of pop3 connectors for Exchange already in existence) for your internal mail.

Most people don't go through this trouble if it's not Exchange on the inside. I couldn't find a turnkey pop3 connector not written for Exchange in the 45 seconds I spent googling.

Bon chance!

CG

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> On Jul 1, 2016, at 4:23 PM, Friedrich Locke <friedrich.locke@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> i am in need to set up a webmail for my users. I would like to have two servers a) qmail+ldap without imap and b) http server running a webmail, i.e., two server separeted.
>
> I would like the webmail software connect to the qmail+ldap server and fetch the email via pop3, downloading them and deleting from the mail server and sotring everythinb locally.
>
> Is anybody here aware of such webmail ?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> PS: