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Title: Webmail use with existing e-mail server
Post by: DWells on May 23, 2003, 01:13:40 AM

Our company e-mail is currently handled by an Internet Appliance running Linux.  That box is configured in such a manner that I can administer it only through a browser using the vendor-supplied menu.

Can Webmail be configured to access the e-mail accounts on that box so users can access their company mail via Webmail while on the road (or from within the building, for that matter)?  

Thanks

Title: Re: Webmail use with existing e-mail server
Post by: Toby Kerrison on May 23, 2003, 12:43:15 PM

If you can currently access mail on that appliance via imap (preferably) or pop3 then it will be quite a simple process to link webmail to this

from the console

mkdir - p /etc/emith/templates-custom/home/httpd/html/horde/imp/config/servers.php

(all one one line sorry but it did not fit)

cd /home/e-smith/templates/home/httpd/html/horde/imp/config/servers.php

cp 120IMAPServers /home/e-smith/templates-custom/home/httpd/html/horde/imp/config/servers.php

(one line once again)

cd /etc/emith/templates-custom/home/httpd/html/horde/imp/config/servers.php

pico 120IMAPServers

you will see a line
'server' => 'localhost',

change the value localhost to represent the ip of the mail server

then save the file with Ctrl-W

then type

/sbin/e-smith/expand-template /home/httpd/html/horde/imp/config/servers.php

you may then need to restart the httpd service but i am not sure

Title: Re: Webmail use with existing e-mail server
Post by: DWells on May 23, 2003, 06:40:47 PM

With your help I had this up and running in under 30 minutes.

Thanks.