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Exchange-Compatible Webmail Alternatives?

Posted by Cliff on from the if-you-can't-arrange-to-exchange-Exchange dept.

itwerx asks: "A client of mine is wedded to Exchange 2000 for their email server but would like to move away from Outlook Web Access (OWA) for security reasons. There are several possibilities but I'm wondering what experience the Slashdot community has had with these (or other) options."

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  1. imp by bob@dB.org · · Score: 3, Informative
    from http://www.horde.org/imp/

    IMP is the Internet Messaging Program. It is written in PHP and provides webmail access to IMAP and POP3 accounts.

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    1. Re:imp by Mark+Round · · Score: 3, Informative

      I'll second the suggestion for IMP - it rules.
      One other thing, though - as PHP doesn't support persistent IMAP connections, you'll find that it can be quite slow in some cases. The Horde project has recently released a Imap Proxy, which speeds things up a fair amount, and reduces load on the servers. It works very nicely, and is extremely simple to set up.

      Oh, and I have heard of people having bad experiences using a PHP accelerator with Horde, although I've had it running with no problems here. YMMV, etc....

  2. Exchange Server 2003 by matts.nu · · Score: 4, Funny

    Perhaps it's too obvious, but Exchange 2003 and Windows Server 2003 share the goal to be secure by design, secure by default, and secure in deployment.

  3. SquirrelMail - Webmail for nuts by geirt · · Score: 4, Informative

    We have used SquirrelMail for som time now, and our users are very happy. Stay with open standards (IMAP/SMTP/LDAP), and you can replace components in a system (eg. Exchange) without changing everything.

    From http://www.squirrelmail.org/:

    What is SquirrelMail?

    SquirrelMail is a standards-based webmail package written in PHP4. It includes built-in pure PHP support for the IMAP and SMTP protocols, and all pages render in pure HTML 4.0 (with no Javascript) for maximum compatibility across browsers. It has very few requirements and is very easy to configure and install. SquirrelMail has a all the functionality you would want from an email client, including strong MIME support, address books, and folder manipulation.

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  4. Re:Make it custom by Naikrovek · · Score: 3, Funny

    use perl next time - its only as hard to read and write as you make it.

    all the functions you need to write a webmail app are already coded as modules and all you have to do is tie them together. the code from acmemail can probably be used to help one write a perl-based webmail application: http://www.astray.com/acmemail/

    perl isn't as scary as some people make it out to be. and usually those people don't know perl, so they're talking through their arse.

  5. SuSE Linux OpenExchange Server by Joe+Tennies · · Score: 3, Interesting

    It's not a free alternative, but it's supposed to be cheaper and can still be used w/ outlook (and therefore should work w/ evolution too). http://www.suse.com/us/business/products/suse_busi ness/openexchange/ I have no affiliation w/ SuSE. I just find this product interesting.