Topic: Webmail in v7beta8

[jdanvers]

The new interface is great!  Much 'prettier', more user configurability, etc...  question though.  I've usued a tweak in the past that allows one to view html formatted e-mails inline via webmail.  I believe that I used a file modification like what this describes here -->

http://sme.swerts-knudsen.dk/index.html?frame=http%3A//sme.swerts-knudsen.dk/howtos/howto_3.htm

the new version of webmail that is included with v7 (beta 8 anyway) has lots of new 'stuff', and I was hoping to be able to define that behaviour from within the web interface - but if it is possible, I haven't figured how to toggle it on yet.

Is it do-able, or will we still have to modify the .php config file (which really isn't a big deal)?  

Just curious, and thanks...

-=- jd -=-

[CharlieBrady]

Is it do-able, or will we still have to modify the .php config file (which really isn't a big deal)?  

The SME "paradigm" is that the behaviour of the system is completely specified by the configuration database contents and the set of configuration file templates. If you modify any of the config files by hand, or by using an application (e.g. webmin, or the webmail admin interface), then you break this paradigm, so you cannot, for instance, restore from backup and have the same configuration.

The webmail admin interface is therefore hidden, and will likely remain hidden (unless someone modifies the admin interface so that it updates the SME configuration database when you make changes).

So, continue to change the config .php files, but do it by providing custom template fragments.

[jdanvers]

Yup....  and I've slowly been coming to understand and learn (little by little) the db "paradigm" and it works for me.  I was just curious and you answered my question.

Thanks Charlie.

-=- jd -=-