On Sun, 2013-03-10 at 20:08 +0000, Charles Bradshaw wrote: > I am now researching how to provide a HTTP (webmail style) MAU as an > alternative to a bunch of IMAP feature lacking, or otherwise broken, > desktop user agents. > I also need to source a GUI mailbox/password server management tool. > Currently I'm using MySql Workbench for password management and cyradm > command line for mailbox configuration.
Horde probably provides everything you are looking for; it is VERY feature-complete, standards compliant, and well supported. <http://www.horde.org/> > I'm hoping to combine the above management features in one web enabled > system. > I see Zimbra and roundcube. The former commercial, the latter open > source, appear to provide the required technical solutions. Although it > is slightly unclear that either provide configurable password management > capable of interfacing to MySql. Horde's user / group / password support is extremely flexible. > Neither of the above are ideal. The first because it isn't open source. > The latter because it is written in PHP. A paradigm I am too old to > become proficient in. PHP is the platform of just apps. AFAIK there is no supported / current webmail interface in Java / .NET. PHP is nothing to be afraid of, it is simple to deploy and support; certainly more so that Python or other web-server alternatives. > I have two questions therefore: > First has anybody got any insight into any other good open source > solutions? Horde. ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://www.cyrusimap.org/ List Archives/Info: http://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/pipermail/info-cyrus/ To Unsubscribe: https://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/mailman/listinfo/info-cyrus
