X-Git-Url: https://vcs.fsf.org/?p=squirrelmail.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=3f1d52eb1a8bb164a9dfb33bc8ce4ca766677cf5;hp=5a21458af86edee906708ac5ae0dd64881393e3f;hb=df6dfe4b3bc51e214d37f0dc400439b551f983e0;hpb=bcb432a37b8baaf9de42ffa0732580859cee3d56 diff --git a/README b/README index 5a21458a..3f1d52eb 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,111 +1,58 @@ -Last revised: December 26, 1999 - -Contents +SquirrelMail +http://www.squirrelmail.org + +Introduction: +------------- +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. + +Why did you guys create SquirrelMail? The need arose in our organization +for the access of email and address books from anywhere in the world. +Obviously a web interface is ideal for this, given that the user has access +to the Internet. After reviewing several open source projects, we realized +that we were going to need to do some fairly major customizations to get +things to be a nice fit for our needs. So the decision was made to create +our own for some of these reasons, and for fun (we really like PHP4). We +decided to open source the project to contribute to the community that has +contributed so much to us. Since then, it has grown much bigger than we +ever imagined, and we have an awesome development team who are actively +working on the project. + +We would love to hear from you! The nature of open source projects make it +hard to know who all is using your product. It is always nice when we get +emails from people just telling us that they're using SquirrelMail. If you +have a few minutes, please send us an email to let us know! You can send it +to our mailing list: squirrelmail-list@sourceforge.net + +You can also go to the page below and fill out a small form to get listed +with the list of people already using SquirrelMail (free advertising). + + http://www.squirrelmail.org/feedback.php + +Contact: -------- -General Information ................................................. 1.0 - About SquirrelMail ................................................ 1.1 - History ........................................................... 1.2 - Contact Information ............................................... 1.3 - -Installation ........................................................ 2.0 - -Liscensing .......................................................... 3.0 - -FAQ ................................................................. 4.0 - Can SquirrelMail run with PHP3? ................................... 4.1 - Why PHP4 when it's only in BETA? .................................. 4.2 - Where did you get the name "SquirrelMail?" ........................ 4.3 - - - - - - --- Section 1.0 -- - General Information - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - 1.1 - About SquirrelMail - - So what exactly is SquirrelMail? It's a web interface to email that's - written in PHP4. It was designed to allow email access through your - server from anywhere in the world via the Web. - - - - 1.2 - History - - The need arose in our organization for the access of email and address - books from anywhere in the world. Obviously a web interface is ideal - for this, given that the user has access to the Internet. After - reviewing several open source projects we realized that we were going - to need to do some fairly major customizations to get things to be a - nice fit for our needs. So the decision was made to create our own for - some of these reasons, and for fun (we really like PHP4). We decided - to open source the project to contribute to the community that has - contributed so much to us. - - - - 1.3 - Contact Information - - If you need to contact the developers of SquirrelMail for some reason, - please email the mailing list. Bug reports and ideas should be sent - to the mailing list also. - - Mailing List: squirrelmail-list@sourceforge.net - - If for some reason, you need to contact us directly, you can also - email us at: - - Luke Ehresman: luke@usa.om.org - Nathan Ehresman: nathan@usa.om.org - - Web Page: squirrelmail.sourceforge.net - - --- Section 2.0 -- - Installation - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - - Please view the INSTALL document that was included in this package. - - - - - --- Section 3.0 -- - Liscensing - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - - This product is distributed under the GPL liscense. Please read - COPYING for more information. - - - - - --- Section 4.0 -- - Frequently Asked Questions - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Q: Can SquirrelMail be run with PHP3? - - Yes, and No. It is fully developed under PHP4 BETA3, however PHP is - pretty good about backwards compatability. Theoretically, it - shouldn't be too hard to port it to PHP3, but you definately would - have to do some code tweaking. Let us know of any success or horror - stories if you attempt it. - - Q: Why PHP4 when it's only in BETA? - - PHP4 is significantly faster than PHP3. When we were viewing - mailboxes with 500-1000 messages in them, it would take about 15-30 - seconds to sort them. With PHP4, that time has been cut down to 5-10 - seconds for large boxes. - - Q: Where did you get the name, "SquirrelMail"? - - It's derived from the over-abundant squirrel population in Georgia - this year. We were playing volleyball one day, and saw a squirrel - try to jump between trees. He failed miserably and fell 40 feet to - the ground. So, we had squirrels on our mind the next day when we - were coming up with a name. \ No newline at end of file +It is pretty easy to get in contact with the developers if you need help or +if you find bugs that need to be reported. The best way to contact us would +be through our mailing list which is actively monitored. Just send an email +to: + + squirrelmail-list@sourceforge.net + +If you wish to actually subscribe to our mailing list, please visit our web +page for instructions (http://www.squirrelmail.org) and go to the section +titled "Mailing List". + +Installation: +------------- +For detailed instructions on how to install SquirrelMail on your server, +please refer to the INSTALL document in the same directory as this document. + +Licensing: +---------- +This product is distributed under the GPL. Please read through the file +COPYING for more information about our license.