SETTING UP A WEBMAIL SERVICE - Which script?

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by alur3n, Sep 16, 2007.

  1. #1
    Hey all,

    Tried posting this elsewhere to no avail, I think this might be the place.

    I am planning to start a free webmail service but it's not at all easy to find a script which works under the following conditions:
    • Must allow user signup, with pop3 or imap.
    • Must NOT require shell access.
    • Must be easy to set up.
    • Must be free or cheap.
    • Must be easy to plug ads into.
    Please help if you have any ideas because I'm really getting frustrated looking.

    Thanks,
    Alur3n.
     
    alur3n, Sep 16, 2007 IP
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  3. alur3n

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    #3
    I've already been there. I'm asking for someone to suggest a script, not send me to another search engine...
     
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    #4
    no need to get like that.

    you didnt say in your post you have looked there right?

    Please help if you have any ideas because I'm really getting frustrated looking.

    so i was only trying to help you out!!
     
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    Sorry, no I didn't.

    I have been to all the major search engines. The only thing that looks even relatively useful is Roundcube (with a signup module) and I can't get it to work.
     
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    You should try socketmail or hivemail. Hivemail is better then socketmail, but unfortunately they have stopped the development and providing support. So personally would suggest you to choose socketmail.

    http://www.socketmail.com
     
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    Can users register for accounts on socketmail? (i.e. I dont have to set them up)

    Also does it need shell access to install?
     
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    I was going to suggest roundcube myself, although it is still very early in development.

    Hivemail is good if you can get it to work too, I never could, but then I give up too easily lol.
     
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    Yeah, anonymous users can register in socketmail.

    Nope :) Shell access isn't needed to install it. Its a PHP Script :)
     
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    I have just taken a look, and the skinnable version SocketMail Lite requires root access/VPS.
     
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    Why do you need the skinnable version? I think LITE version should meet your requirements?
     
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