SquirrelMail
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| Developer: | The SquirrelMail Team |
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| Latest release: | 1.4.9a / 04 December 2006 |
| Preview release: | 1.5.1 / 19 February 2006 |
| OS: | Cross-platform |
| Use: | Webmail |
| License: | GNU General Public License |
| Website: | http://www.squirrelmail.org/ |
SquirrelMail is a Webmail application started by Nathan and Luke Ehresman and written in the PHP scripting language. It can be installed on almost all web servers so long as PHP is present and the web server has access to an IMAP and SMTP server.
SquirrelMail outputs valid HTML 4.0 for its presentation, making it compatible with a majority of current web browsers. SquirrelMail uses a plugin architecture to accommodate additional features around the core application.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License, Squirrelmail is free software. It is currently available in over 40 languages.
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[edit] Platforms
SquirrelMail is available for any platform supporting PHP. Most commonly used platforms include Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X and the server variants of Microsoft Windows.
[edit] Versions
The developers of SquirrelMail offer both the stable and development versions of SquirrelMail for download. Stable is recommended for all uses, while the development version is recommended for developers and the brave of heart. As of December 4, 2006, the latest stable release is 1.4.9a, and the latest development release is 1.5.1. As of January 15th 2007, stable and development codebases are available using Subversion, replacing the older CVS protocol.
[edit] Future development
The stable tree will be released when needed to address any bugs and security issues which may be discovered. The SquirrelMail 1.5.x Roadmap outlines features slated for the next developmental release, including:
- A templating system
- A new initialization system
- Security enhancements, such as HTTPOnly cookies.
[edit] Plugins
The SquirrelMail client itself is a complete webmail system, but extra features are available in the form of plugins. A plugin allows non-standard features to be added to SquirrelMail, often without the need to modify the source code. There are over 200 third-party plugins available for download from the SquirrelMail website, and SquirrelMail ships with several "standard" or "core" plugins, allowing an administrator to add:
- Spell checking (squirrelspell)
- Mail filters (filters)
- Web-based administration of SquirrelMail (administrator)
- A calendar (calendar)
- An interface to submit bug reports semi-automatically (bug_report)
[edit] Internationalization
SquirrelMail has been translated into over 40 languages including Arabic, Chinese, French, German, and Spanish.
[edit] Support
There are several Electronic mailing lists available. Several of the developers are available for live chat on IRC.
A bug tracker is available for users to report bugs or to submit patches.
For administrators or companies commercial support is available.
