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Re: Webmail / IMAPS software for end-user clients in 2016


From: "Jim Lucas" <lists () cmsws com>
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2016 17:53:56 +0000

June 8 2016 6:08 PM, "Eric Kuhnke" <eric.kuhnke () gmail com> wrote:
If you had to put up a public facing webmail interface for people to use,
and maintain it for the foreseeable future (5-6 years), what would you use?

Roundcube?
https://roundcube.net

Rainloop?
http://www.rainloop.net

Something else?

Requirements:
Needs to be open souce and GPL, BSD or Apache licensed

Email storage will be accessed via IMAP/TLS1.2

Runs on a Debian based platform with apache2 or nginx

Desktop browser CSS and mobile device CSS/HTML functionality on 4" to 7"
size screens with Chrome and Safari

I work for an ISP, and recently we were faced with the same dilemma. We knew that our RoundCube was rather old and 
needed a facelift.  We started looking at new clients what I came across RainLoop. 

IMO RoundCube still doesn't have a decent working mobile theme.

I went ahead and installed RainLoop on my personal server. Configuration was a breeze. The interface is very nice. And 
the mobile layout is very slick.

I did come across a problem with displaying emails and when I emailed their support email, they were very quick to 
respond.  And within 24 hors they were able to write a fix for my specific issue and build a new release for me to 
download and test.

I think that says something for their support team.

Even if my office doesn't adopt RainLoop,  I will continue using it on my personal server for the forsee able future.

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Jim Lucas
C - 5414085189
H - 5413234219
http://cmsws.com


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