| 1 | Last revised: December 26, 1999 |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Contents |
| 4 | -------- |
| 5 | General Information ................................................. 1.0 |
| 6 | About SquirrelMail ................................................ 1.1 |
| 7 | History ........................................................... 1.2 |
| 8 | Contact Information ............................................... 1.3 |
| 9 | |
| 10 | Installation ........................................................ 2.0 |
| 11 | |
| 12 | Liscensing .......................................................... 3.0 |
| 13 | |
| 14 | FAQ ................................................................. 4.0 |
| 15 | Can SquirrelMail run with PHP3? ................................... 4.1 |
| 16 | Why PHP4 when it's only in BETA? .................................. 4.2 |
| 17 | Where did you get the name "SquirrelMail?" ........................ 4.3 |
| 18 | Is SquirrelMail stable enough to actually use? .................... 4.4 |
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| 23 | |
| 24 | -- Section 1.0 -- |
| 25 | General Information |
| 26 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 27 | 1.1 - About SquirrelMail |
| 28 | |
| 29 | So what exactly is SquirrelMail? It's a web interface to email that's |
| 30 | written in PHP4. It was designed to allow email access through your |
| 31 | server from anywhere in the world via the Web. |
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| 34 | |
| 35 | 1.2 - History |
| 36 | |
| 37 | The need arose in our organization for the access of email and address |
| 38 | books from anywhere in the world. Obviously a web interface is ideal |
| 39 | for this, given that the user has access to the Internet. After |
| 40 | reviewing several open source projects we realized that we were going |
| 41 | to need to do some fairly major customizations to get things to be a |
| 42 | nice fit for our needs. So the decision was made to create our own for |
| 43 | some of these reasons, and for fun (we really like PHP4). We decided |
| 44 | to open source the project to contribute to the community that has |
| 45 | contributed so much to us. |
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| 48 | |
| 49 | 1.3 - Contact Information |
| 50 | |
| 51 | If you need to contact the developers of SquirrelMail for some reason, |
| 52 | please email the mailing list. Bug reports and ideas should be sent |
| 53 | to the mailing list also. |
| 54 | |
| 55 | Mailing List: squirrelmail-list@sourceforge.net |
| 56 | |
| 57 | If for some reason, you need to contact us directly, you can also |
| 58 | email us at: |
| 59 | |
| 60 | Luke Ehresman: luke@usa.om.org |
| 61 | Nathan Ehresman: nathan@usa.om.org |
| 62 | |
| 63 | Web Page: squirrelmail.sourceforge.net |
| 64 | |
| 65 | |
| 66 | -- Section 2.0 -- |
| 67 | Installation |
| 68 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 69 | |
| 70 | Please view the INSTALL document that was included in this package. |
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| 75 | |
| 76 | -- Section 3.0 -- |
| 77 | Liscensing |
| 78 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 79 | |
| 80 | This product is distributed under the GPL liscense. Please read |
| 81 | COPYING for more information. |
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| 85 | |
| 86 | |
| 87 | -- Section 4.0 -- |
| 88 | Frequently Asked Questions |
| 89 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 90 | Q: Can SquirrelMail be run with PHP3? |
| 91 | |
| 92 | Yes, and No. It is fully developed under PHP4 BETA3, however PHP is |
| 93 | pretty good about backwards compatability. Theoretically, it |
| 94 | shouldn't be too hard to port it to PHP3, but you definately would |
| 95 | have to do some code tweaking. Let us know of any success or horror |
| 96 | stories if you attempt it. |
| 97 | |
| 98 | Q: Why PHP4 when it's only in BETA? |
| 99 | |
| 100 | PHP4 is significantly faster than PHP3. When we were viewing |
| 101 | mailboxes with 500-1000 messages in them, it would take about 15-30 |
| 102 | seconds to sort them. With PHP4, that time has been cut down to 5-10 |
| 103 | seconds for large boxes. |
| 104 | |
| 105 | Q: Where did you get the name, "SquirrelMail"? |
| 106 | |
| 107 | It's derived from the over-abundant squirrel population in Georgia |
| 108 | this year. We were playing volleyball one day, and saw a squirrel |
| 109 | try to jump between trees. He failed miserably and fell 40 feet to |
| 110 | the ground. So, we had squirrels on our mind the next day when we |
| 111 | were coming up with a name. |
| 112 | |
| 113 | Q: Is SquirrelMail stable enough to actually use? |
| 114 | SquirrelMail is stable, however, many of the features that are |
| 115 | usually desired from an email client have not yet been implemented. |
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