[WEB4LIB] Web-based Email

[Garey Mills]

Eric -

	We just implemented IMP (http://www.horde.org) here at the central
library at UC Berkeley. We addressed the security issue by hooking IMP up
to an SSL-enabled Apache server. We also had the option to make the
communication between IMP's IMAP client and the IMAP server secure.
	One issue that we are dealing with is the anticipated rise in
server disk use as more and more people use IMAP to create server-side
mail folders.
	On the whole, I am very happy with IMP.

Garey Mills
Library Systems Office
UC Berkeley

On Mon, 18 Mar 2002, Eric Holt wrote:

> 
> We are currently using Pine for staff email for most of our staff.  We are 
> considering moving to Web-based email for all of our staff, and I just 
> wanted to see if other libraries who have made that transition have 
> encountered any problems or issues that we should be aware of.  We are 
> especially concerned about the risk of viruses and the security risks 
> involved in allowing staff to access the Web-based email from outside of 
> the library.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Eric Holt
> Manager, Computer and Network Services
> Central Arkansas Library System
> 
> 
>