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Encyclopedia > SquirrelMail
SquirrelMail
Developer: The SquirrelMail Team
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. Image File history File links SquirrelMail, Webmail For Nuts, logo of SquirrelMail Webmail client. ... Software development is the translation of a user need or marketing goal into a software product. ... A software release refers to the creation and availability of a new version of a computer software product. ... A software release refers to the creation and availability of a new version of a computer software product. ... An operating system (OS) is a computer program that manages the hardware and software resources of a computer. ... A cross-platform (or platform independent) programming language, software application or hardware device works on more than one system platform (e. ... Webmail is a class of web applications that allow users to read and write e-mail using a web browser, or in a more general sense, an e-mail account accessed through such an application. ... A software license is a legal agreement which may take the form of a proprietary or gratuitous license as well as a memorandum of contract between a producer and a user of computer software. ... The GNU logo The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... Webmail is a class of web applications that allow users to read and write e-mail using a web browser, or in a more general sense, an e-mail account accessed through such an application. ... PHP (PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a reflective programming language originally designed for producing dynamic Web pages. ... Wikimedia servers architecture The term Web server can mean one of two things: A computer that is responsible for accepting HTTP requests from clients, which are known as Web browsers, and serving them HTTP responses along with optional data contents, which usually are Web pages such as HTML documents and... The Internet Message Access Protocol (commonly known as IMAP, and previously called Interactive Mail Access Protocol) is an application layer Internet protocol used for accessing email on a remote server from a local client. ... Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is the de facto standard for email transmission across the Internet. ...


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. In computing, HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is the predominant markup language for the creation of web pages. ... An example of a web browser (Mozilla Firefox) showing the main Wikipedia web page. ...


Licensed under the GNU General Public License, Squirrelmail is free software. It is currently available in over 40 languages. The GNU logo The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... This article is about free software as defined by the sociopolitical free software movement; for information on software distributed without charge, see freeware. ...

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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. Linux, or GNU/Linux, refers to any Unix-like computer operating system which uses the Linux kernel. ... FreeBSD is a Unix-like free operating system descended from AT&T UNIX via the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) branch through the 386BSD and 4. ... Mac OS X (official IPA pronunciation: ) is a line of proprietary, graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Computer, the latest of which is pre-loaded on all currently shipping Macintosh computers. ... Microsoft Windows is the name of several families of proprietary operating systems by Microsoft. ...


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. Both stable and development codebases are also available in CVS. The Concurrent Versions System (CVS), also known as the Concurrent Versioning System, implements a version control system: it keeps track of all work and all changes in a set of files, typically the implementation of a software project, and allows several (potentially widely separated) developers to collaborate. ...


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:

This page lists existing templates which you may find useful. ... HTTP cookies, sometimes known as web cookies or just cookies, are parcels of text sent by a server to a web browser and then sent back unchanged by the browser each time it accesses that server. ...

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: A plugin (or plug-in) is a computer program that interacts with a main (or host) application (a web browser or an email program, for example) to provide a certain, usually very specific, function on-demand. ... Source code (commonly just source or code) is any series of statements written in some human-readable computer programming language. ...

  • 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)

In computing terms, a spell checker or spelling checker is a design feature or a software program designed to verify the spelling of words in a document, helping a user to ensure correct spelling. ... A mail filter is a piece of software which takes an input of an email message. ...

Internationalization

SquirrelMail has been translated into over 40 languages including Chinese, French, German, and Spanish.


Support

There are several Electronic mailing lists available. Several of the developers are available for live chat on IRC. Electronic mailing lists are a special usage of email that allows for widespread distribution of information to many Internet users. ... IRC redirects here. ...


A bug tracker is available for users to report bugs or to submit patches. A bugtracker is a ticket tracking system that is designed especially to manage problems (software bugs) with computer programs. ... A software bug is an error, flaw, mistake, failure, or fault in a computer program that prevents it from behaving as intended (e. ... In computing, a patch is a small piece of software designed to update or fix problems with a computer program. ...


For administrators or companies commercial support is available.


See also

  • Comparison of e-mail clients

The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of e-mail client programs. ...

External links

  • SquirrelMail's website
  • SquirrelMail on SourceForge

  Results from FactBites:
 
Squirrelmail | Linux Magazine (589 words)
Beyond all of SquirrelMail's built-in features, there's also a growing library of Squirrelmail plug-ins that you can download and install to add to or enhance the features of your system.
If you plan to use Squirrelmail with any frequency, think hard about the security of your email and the password you use to retrieve it.
Additionally, Apache can be configured to allow access to Squirrelmail using SSL (which is very useful for users outside of your private network).
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