PHP Programming Language - Cultural View

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SquirrelMail 306 SquirrelMail SquirrelMail in use as the webmail service for University College London Original author(s) [1] Nathan and Luke Ehresman Developer(s) The SquirrelMail Project Team Initial release December 14, 1999 [2] Stable release 1.4.20 / March 6, 2010 Preview release 1.5.1 / February 19, 2006 Development status Active Written in PHP Platform Cross-platform Available in [3] More than 50 languages Type Web-based email License GNU General Public License v2 Website www.squirrelmail.org [4] SquirrelMail is a web-based email application started by Nathan and Luke Ehresman. [1] and written in the PHP scripting language. It can be installed on almost all web servers as 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, and over 200 plugins are available on the SquirrelMail website [5] Licensed under the GNU General Public License, SquirrelMail is free software. It is currently available in over 50 languages. [3] SquirrelMail is included in many major GNU/Linux distributions [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] and is independently downloaded by tens of thousands of people every month. [15]

SquirrelMail 307 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. Future development New releases of the stable SquirrelMail product are made as needed to address any bugs or security issues which may be discovered. Development of new features and enhancements is concentrated on the development product, which, in time, will itself become the stable product. The SquirrelMail 1.5 Roadmap [16] outlines some of the features slated for the next developmental release, including: • A templating system • A RPC interface for use by other applications as well as AJAX-enabled SquirrelMail template sets (skins) • A new initialization system • Faster login times due to improved message header caching • Security enhancements, such as HTTPOnly cookies • Improved usability/accessibility 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, [5] 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) Examples of functionalities added by various third-party plugins include: • Address book/contact grouping and other address book expansions • Monitoring and security tools to track usage, fight attackers and improve security • Password change • Quota reporting • Rich text (HTML) email composition and display • User-configurable front-ends for autoreponders, spam filtering systems such as SpamAssassin and server-side mail filters • Weather reporting • User account control panel

SquirrelMail 306<br />

SquirrelMail<br />

SquirrelMail in use as the webmail service for University College London<br />

Original author(s) [1]<br />

Nathan and Luke Ehresman<br />

Developer(s) The SquirrelMail Project Team<br />

Initial release December 14, 1999 [2]<br />

Stable release 1.4.20 / March 6, 2010<br />

Preview release 1.5.1 / February 19, 2006<br />

Development status Active<br />

Written in <strong>PHP</strong><br />

Platform Cross-platform<br />

Available in [3]<br />

More than 50 languages<br />

Type Web-based email<br />

License GNU General Public License v2<br />

Website www.squirrelmail.org [4]<br />

SquirrelMail is a web-based email application started by Nathan and Luke Ehresman. [1] and written in the <strong>PHP</strong><br />

scripting language. It can be installed on almost all web servers as long as <strong>PHP</strong> is present and the web server has<br />

access to an IMAP and SMTP server.<br />

SquirrelMail outputs valid HTML 4.0 for its presentation, making it compatible with a majority of current web<br />

browsers. SquirrelMail uses a plugin architecture to accommodate additional features around the core application,<br />

and over 200 plugins are available on the SquirrelMail website [5]<br />

Licensed under the GNU General Public License, SquirrelMail is free software. It is currently available in over 50<br />

languages. [3] SquirrelMail is included in many major GNU/Linux distributions [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] and is<br />

independently downloaded by tens of thousands of people every month. [15]

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