SOLVED CPanel Email Client
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- JeromeR
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Off The normal topics...
How can I setup Cpanel to have the mail.domian.com ?
CPanel uses port 2095 I think.
I want to make it as easy as possible for the client to access their email instead of using ports etc...
All other Hosting companies uses mail or webmail as the entry point for email especially acessign their webmail.
Anyone?
My host says I can install my own email client under a subdomain called mail or webmail.domain...
Anyone that can help, I would appreciate it very much... - "A new Image for old Idea"
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- Matthew
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There are many PHP email clients, but this module might be what you are looking for:
extensions.joomla.org/component/option,c...k_id,1499/Itemid,35/
I am in the process of working on an email component for Joomla! that will provide cpanel integration such that Joomla! users can be automaticaly (with or without admin oversight) provisioned as cpanel email users.
I am also evaluating web based email clients with the idea of creating a Joomla! component out of one of them so that there is a fully integrated webmail solution there as well (think someone logs in to the site, and immediately sees an email status in one of the module locations, and, when they click on it, go to the full email interface, all within Joomla!).
Don't hold your breath for my solution, though, as there are some security issues that I am working through, and I have to work on it in between paying gigs! - www.gofftech.com Web Design
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- GollumX
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Matthew wrote:
There are many PHP email clients, but this module might be what you are looking for:
extensions.joomla.org/component/option,c...k_id,1499/Itemid,35/
I am in the process of working on an email component for Joomla! that will provide cpanel integration such that Joomla! users can be automaticaly (with or without admin oversight) provisioned as cpanel email users.
I am also evaluating web based email clients with the idea of creating a Joomla! component out of one of them so that there is a fully integrated webmail solution there as well (think someone logs in to the site, and immediately sees an email status in one of the module locations, and, when they click on it, go to the full email interface, all within Joomla!).
Don't hold your breath for my solution, though, as there are some security issues that I am working through, and I have to work on it in between paying gigs!
I'm holding my breath Mathew
Still very excited about this.
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- SureLurksalot
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Saw a Squirrel mail login integrated a while back... but lost the link....
Google turned up this: www.joomlaresource.com/joomla_downloads/...es/orderby,2/page,8/
But that's for mambo, and probably not exactly what your after.
I think your after how to set up your default mail client on your server within Cpanel redirected to a subdomain.
This varies slightly depending on how your hosting arrangement is set up. Make Sure you check with your hosting provider before trying this!
A common way is this:
Login to the webmail program you prefer. You can get there by going to your-domain.com/webmail. You'll need to login using a username (which is the full email address) and password.
2. Once you have logged into webmail, click on the webmail program of your choice.
(note: not all hosts have these choices here, they may have thier own or you may have to setup a client in Cpanel first sometimes)
3. Copy the url in your address bar. It will look something like:
your-domain.com:2095/roundcube/index.php
your-domain.com:2095/horde/login.php (if you chose Horde)
your-domain.com:2095/3rdparty/squirrelmail/src/webmail.php (if you chose SquirrelMail)
4. Once you have the URL you'll be wanting to use, login to your cPanel.
5. In cPanel, setup a subdomain called something like myemail.your-domain.com (you can do this by clicking on the "subdomains" icon in cPanel). DO NOT use mail.your-domain.com as these particular subdomains are already in use on the server and attempting to use them as subdomains can result in conflicts. (shared environment usually)
6. After you've setup the subdomain in your cPanel, setup a "redirect" for the subdomain (by clicking on the "subdomains" icon in Cpanel). You will need to setup the redirect so the subdomain goes to the URL of the webmail program of your choice.
Please be sure to check with your host first, this is just a common way to do this and may not be how it needs to be setup! - Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
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- Stephen O Connor
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I installed squirrelmail on the server and wrapped it into Joomla. Squirrelmail just works without any fussy configuing. After that I hacked the css to match the template.
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- Mack
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- What would stop someone from creating an account then sending out 10,000 porno spam messages? Maybe I'm missing something here, but allowing users access to my mail servers would open up a liability I wouldn't want to accept.
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- SureLurksalot
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You still have to log in with a username (usually a complete e-mail address that you give them) and password to access your mail (at least on my setup)
This just redirects someone typing in :yourcoolmailsubdomainname.youmaindomain.com to the mail program that you set up........rather than them going to yourdomain.com/webmail
I thought that was what you were asking for, my apologies if it was not. Different hosting situations require different settings. Like I wrote in BIG RED LETTERS check with your hosting provider......Your Setup may be different.... - Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
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- Stephen O Connor
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Mack wrote:
What would stop someone from creating an account then sending out 10,000 porno spam messages? Maybe I'm missing something here, but allowing users access to my mail servers would open up a liability I wouldn't want to accept.
I set up the menu so that the menu item for access to the email page is only visible when logged in. I have it set up so that I create logins. Users cannot make their own. Not just anyone has access.
Steve
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- Mack
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Ah OK, I understand now. I got it wrong.
I thought this automatically created an email ID on your server with the <username>@<joomladomain.com> and gave them access to an email address with your domain on it when they signed up. That would be a loaded cannon.
I had to disable all the notify a friend, email this story, etc. from my sites because people were using them to spam. Almost lost my hosting account once.
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- JeromeR
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Thanx all for the help so far..I found a solution though...one that acts as a proxy that allows you to create a subdomain like cpanel. webmail etc...
To access your CPanel admin via a company proxy you won't get in, but with this, you can...cpanel.XXXXXX.com will take you to your cpanel admin page..
webmail.XXXXXXX.com will take you to your webmail account - You must still choose the client though, but it works...
I am however looking forward to the Joomla Email Client..Make sense to me...
Here's the link... https://support.exabytes.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=519&commentsuccess=1 - "A new Image for old Idea"
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