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==Chapter 4 - Webmail==

==Chapter 4 - Webmail==

If you wish, you can configure your SME Server so that users can access their email via a web interface. Once webmail is enabled, users will be able to access their email from the local network or anywhere in the world via the Internet using any web browser which supports Javascript and tables, which almost all browsers do.

If you wish, you can configure your SME Server so that users can access their email via a web interface. Once webmail is enabled, users will be able to access their email from the local network or anywhere in the world via the Internet using any web browser which supports Javascript and tables, which almost all browsers do.

1. Connect to the server-manager and login as the admin user.

1. Connect to the server-manager and login as the admin user.

2. In the Configuration group, click on email and then the 'change email access settings' button.  You are given two webmail options:

2. In the Configuration group, click on email and then the 'change email access settings' button.  There are three webmail options:

*Disabled

* Disabled

*Enabled (Allow HTTPS secure) - Allows users to connect only through a secure SSL connection.

* Allow HTTPS secure local and public

* Allow HTTPS secure from local networks

 

After you enable webmail, your users should be able to connect and use webmail.

After you enable webmail, your users should be able to connect and use webmail.

You can view and edit your contacts through two menu choices. From the left menu you can choose Contacts . This allows you to view or edit contacts, but does not allow you to add a contact to an e-mail list. To add a contact, you must open the Contacts window from the "Contacts" link in a Compose window, as highlighted in the image below.

You can view and edit your contacts through two menu choices. From the left menu you can choose Contacts . This allows you to view or edit contacts, but does not allow you to add a contact to an e-mail list. To add a contact, you must open the Contacts window from the "Contacts" link in a Compose window, as highlighted in the image below.

[[Image:Webmail_contacts_compose.png]]

[[Image:Webmail_contacts_compose.png]]

Note that you also have the option of inserting this entry directly into your Contacts list. If you have a large company directory, you may find this a useful way of ensuring that frequently used contacts are readily available.

Note that you also have the option of inserting this entry directly into your Contacts list. If you have a large company directory, you may find this a useful way of ensuring that frequently used contacts are readily available.

{{Note box|Unlike your local Contacts list, you cannot directly update entries that are in the company directory. Instead, those entries must be updated by the system administrator using the Directory panel in the server-manager. See the Directory section of Chapter 13 for more information.}}

{{Note box|Unlike your local Contacts list, you cannot directly update entries that are in the company directory. Instead, those entries must be updated by the system administrator using the Directory panel in the server-manager. See the Directory section of [[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter13#Directory|Chapter 13]] for more information.}}

[[Image:Webmail_contacts-ldap.png]]

[[Image:Webmail_contacts-ldap.png]]

===Helpful Webmail Plugins===

===Helpful Webmail Plugins===

A number of useful plugins are available for use with Webmail.  A partial list with links to convenient installation instructions follows below.

A number of helpful plugins are available for use with Webmail.  Some plugins such as '''Turba''' (address book) and '''Ingo''' (email filter rules manager) are already included in the base package.  A partial list of other helpful plugins with links to convenient installation instructions follows below.

* '''Nag''' is a task list application. It stores todo items, things due later this week, etc. It is very similar in functionality to the Palm ToDo application.  [http://wiki.contribs.org/Nag Nag install HOW TO]

* '''Nag''' is a task list application. It stores todo items, things due later this week, etc. It is very similar in functionality to the Palm ToDo application.  [http://wiki.contribs.org/Nag Nag install HOW TO]

* '''Kronolith''' is a web-based calendar system written in PHP and utilizing the built-in Horde Application Framework. [http://wiki.contribs.org/Kronolith Kronolith install HOW TO]

* '''Kronolith''' is a web-based calendar system written in PHP and utilizing the built-in Horde Application Framework. [http://wiki.contribs.org/Kronolith Kronolith install HOW TO]