[boulder.pm] web-based mail reader

[Bill Skitt]

> I'm considering setting up a web-based mail interface for
> my family domain.
>
> I could reinvent the wheel.
> Or, I could install one of the (apparently) zillion solutions out
> there in the open-source world.  Anyone have an opinion?

A company I did some work for recently switched from "NeoMail" -- a
rather frustrating script to configure, but functional and in perl -- to
"Null WebMail", which can be found at
http://nullwebmail.sourceforge.net/

It's written in C but works very well.

> Features I need:
>
> - POP and/or IMAP are nice, but it has to be able to read the
>   >>>>>local Unix mail files<<<<<
>
> - crypto support would be nice, but not required.  (I'm not sure
>   my mom has a PGP/GPG key.)
>
> - FREE.  This is a family toy, not a business.
>
> - Perl.  (Well, not really required, but adding this is the best
>   way to make the post arguably on-topic.  ;^)
>
> I'd run this through SSL.  On Unix.  With Apache.  mod_perl.  mod_php.
>
> Walter
>