Free webmail access software for linux

WebMail is a www-frontend to IMAP/POP3 mailboxes. You can compare it to the systems Hotmail, YahooMail etc use.
Main features:
- gives a user complete access to his POP3 or IMAP mailboxes via an easy-to-use web interface
- neither Java nor Javascript on the Clientside
- runs as Java Servlet (and Servlet 2.2 WebApp)
- pluggable services (IMAP, POP3, ...) through the Java Mail API
- configurable looknfeel through templates
- user configurable mailboxes: each folder may be on a different IMAP host
- sophisticated folder support
- support for multiple languages
- MIME support: images, html- and textfiles are shown via the webbrowser (configurable), all other files may be downloaded with a click
- fancy mail formatting: link highlighting, umlaut conversion, "smiley-substitution"
- Very fast compared to CGI scripts
- Modular concept with plugin support
- Easy administration (webinterface) and installation

NS WebMail project is a simple set of PERL scripts, it works using module Mail::POP3Client, and allows to send and receive MIME compliant mails.
The whole thing is "secured" using POP3 authentication, ie mail cant be send or retrieved without initial correct authentication.APOP and standard PASS authentication work.
No need of any SQL base and so on. However, better know how PERL and CGIs work ! This allows NSWM to remain simple and light, and not to require an important set of PERL modules.
NSWM now support two kinda security improvments:
- HTTP Auth: just configure your Apache to authenticate user with normal HTTP Auth. Then you
need to use indexauth.pl instead of index.html as a start page, and run NSWM in mod_perl.
It works automatically.
- Cookie stored key: the key used to encrypt the password may be stocked partially in a cookie.
This prevents bad guys from accessing other users inboxes when they used shared computers.
You have to enable this feature in the configwm.pm file, at "cookiedomain": enter your
domain to enable the feature, comment the line out to disable.
Both security features will work over HTTPS.
Supported languages
Modules exists and languages have been tested for:
- English (lang-en.pl module, core module)
- Francais (lang-fr.pl module, dev module)
- Russian (lang-ru.pl module, dev module)
- Hrvatski (lang-hr.pl module, trn module from dpavlin at rot13.org)
- Deutsch (lang-de.pl module, trn module from Tobias.Mueller at stud.uni-hannover.de)
- Norwegian (lang-no.pl module, trn module from erlingp at f00bar.fagmed.uit.no)
- Hungarian (lang-hu* modules, trn module from keve_g at mail.takarek.net)
- Swedish (lang-se.pl, trn module from hm at nool.nu)
- Czech (lang-cz.pl, trn module from svasek at nextra.cz)
- Italian (lang-it.pl, trn module from theos at bp.lnf.it)
- Spanish (lang-spl.pl, trn module from scristi at startlight.com)
- Portuguese (lang-pt.pl, trn module from luiz at pucrs.br)
- Romanian (lang-ro.pl, trn module from chally_ro at yahoo.com)
Anyone translating the langpack in another language is asked to send it us, please !
This way we can improve NSWM.
installation
1- Unzip it:
On performant UNIX (with recent gnu tar), do a tar xvzf nswm-XXXXXX.tar.gz
On Windows, use Winzip or PowerArchiver (http://www.powerarchiver.com)
2- Set up your favorite HTTP server to handle the application.
For Apache:
=> put an Alias section as /nswm for the nswm/html directory
=> put a ScriptAlias section as /nswm/cgi-bin for the nswm/cgi-bin directory
For IIS,NES:
Use the graphic interface to set it up properly. Refer to server documentation.
3- Then you have to edit configwm.pm file and specify your SMTP server ($SMTPserver variable).
Words and paths can be set up in config.pl file.
You can also choose the language.
Nota: configwm.pm template is configwm.pm.dist.
4- PERL Modules to install if not installed:
Dont forget to install them (example with Mail::POP3Client):
=> perl -MCPAN -e install Mail::POP3Client on UNIX (or see at http://www.cpan.org)
or ppm Mail-POP3Client on WNTs ActivePerl (but better see at http://www.activetsate.com)
The following modules/packages are needed:
IO-stringy,MIME-Base64,MIME-Lite,MIME-tools,MailTools,Mail::POP3Client,TimeDate,URI,CGI
(yeah, thats a lot, i know. MIME encoding/decoding isnt a simple thing...)
5- Misc install things:
Dont forget to chmod 777 (or, better, chown apache or nobody or www-data) the /var/opt/nswm/log and
/var/opt/nswm/tmp directories if you dont change those locations in the configwm.pm file.
You can do a small cron script to launch bin/nswmcron to enable the automatic cleanup of temp files (This is automatically done by the RPM). Dont forget to change the html/title.htm file....
Enhancements:
- Several improvements in mail header decoding in the inbox.
- Optional ability to report spam to spam software (tested and documented with SpamAssassin).
- Full management of the "Urgent header".

Yukatan Webmail provides an advanced email management system.
The goal of the project is to create an advanced webmail system, that uses a relational database backend to provide efficient search and classification capabilities.
The project is currently in pre-alpha state. The underlying data model has just reached 1.0 status, and a couple of utility tools are under active development.
Yukatan components
The Yukatan webmail system is developed as a collection of independent components based on a central data model.
Enhancements:
- Yukatan data model 1.0
- Java importer sources
- Initial webapp code for the webmail part

OverLook is a branch of the famous e-mail client SquirrelMail, transformed for being an usable application also by a less expert user, accustomed using other tools for the management of his mail.
OverLook Webmail has not been only changed the skin, but the usability of the entire interface, that its now more intuitive, fast and efficient.
Enhancements:
- New themes have been added and new functionality has been implemented.

RoundCube Webmail is a browser-based multilingual IMAP client with an application-like user interface.
RoundCube Webmail provides full functionality you expect from an e-mail client, including MIME support, address book, folder manipulation and message filters. RoundCube Webmail is written in PHP and requires the MySQL database. The user interface is fully skinnable using XHTML and CSS 2.
Main features:
- Multilingual capabilities
- Full support for MIME and HTML messages
- Compose messages with attachments
- Multiple sender identities
- Basic address book
- Find-as-you-type address book integration
- Create or remove custom message folders
- Built-in caching for fast mailbox access
- Support for external SMTP server
- Advanced user interface
- Unlimited users and messages
- Complete customization with skins
Enhancements:
- This release has a stable core and a new message parser (less memory consuming).
- It works with PHP safe_mode and creates valid HTML.
- It has new LDAP integration and allows you to search for contacts.

Just Another Web mail is a flexible, powerful and fast webmail written in PHP.
Technically, JAWmails core is JAW - a flexible framework for web application development; JAWmail its packed with some applications and a simple, web based installer.
Main features:
- Connects to IMAP servers using PHPs IMAP extension
- Has support for multitiple drivers for backend authentication, session managment, access control lists, ...
- Support for multitiple language
- Uses UTF-8 as the internal charset; automatically converts messages in different charsets
- Renders XHTML 1.0
- Themable (you can replace CSS styles and images)
- Help system with XML backend
- Object oriented design
- Address book with support for different backend drivers
- Plugin system
- Powerful message highlighting
- A lot of preferences
- Importing and exporting of messages via UNIX mbox files
- ...and more!

TookieMail is a webmail client. It mimics some of the things that Gmail does, such as the way attachments work and the auto-complete addressbook feature.

Currently, TookieMail only works with IMAP and SMTP. It has been tested with Courier IMAP only.

TookieMail project should work with any IMAP server that uses the "INBOX." prefix for folders.

Installation:

Head over to the config directory. Edit the server.php file.

Just put your info in place of the default info. Typically, it wont need to be changed unless your mail server is not on the local host.