Open Source AJAX Webmail

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday October 13, 2005 @02:12AM from the future-of-web-design dept.

scrasher writes "It seems AJAX webmail is all the craze. Right on the heels of both Microsoft and Yahoo launching beta versions of their new AJAX webmail clients, an Open Source startup RoundCube has released an alpha of a GPLed AJAX webmail client. While there are still many features missing (like search!), the demo they have is completely cross-browser compliant and overall very impressive."

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Irony by karvind · 2005-10-13 02:24 · Score: 5, Funny

Does anyone else find it ironic ? The contact email address is : roundcube@AJAXgmail.comREMOVEAJAX
Call me old fashioned... by WhoDey · 2005-10-13 02:35 · Score: 5, Funny

...but am I the only one who still prefers pine?
Re:Installed! Looks nice thus far... by rabel · 2005-10-13 02:46 · Score: 5, Informative

I haven't yet installed it, but it sure looks slick. Damn, and the installation requirements are just this simple. 1. Decompress and put this folder somewhere inside your document root 2. Make shure that the following directories are writable by the webserver - /temp - /logs 3. Create a new database and a database user for RoundCube 4. Create database tables using the queries in file 'SQL/*.initial.sql' 5. Modify the files in config/* to suit your local environment 6. Done!
Re:Foldername length patch. by mottie · 2005-10-13 03:00 · Score: 5, Informative

I have just installed it for the first time, but it appears that the caching portion is completely optional.

// enable caching of messages and mailbox data in the local database.
// this is recommended if the IMAP server does not run on the same machine

$rcmail_config['enable_caching'] = FALSE;
Too Many Users! by cbovasso · 2005-10-13 03:23 · Score: 5, Funny

From the Demo:

Too many users!
Please check back later!

I love how simple it is to navigate! The features leave something to be desired though. Hey check me out, I just wrote a CNet review!

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Re:Zimbra by Thundersnatch · 2005-10-13 05:40 · Score: 5, Informative

Microsoft Outlook Web Access, included with Exchange Server, is widely recognized to be the first real AJAX application. The 2000 version was the first browser app I every used that made me say "wow, how the hell did they do that?". No Java applet or ActiveX, but it felt like a real, usable desktop application. Context menus and everything, with few full-page refreshes.

Google has done quite a bit to elevate the profile of AJAX with the Slashdot crowd, but other people were definitely "really using it" long before Google.