[horde] what are the relationship of user authentication between horde and IMP ?

[Han Spruyt]

Quoting Adrian Mak <makkaichung at gmail.com>:

> My server is running
> postfix + Mailscanner + clamav + courier imap - mysql (virtual mailbox)
>
> The role of the horde is to configure each component like IMP, Kronolith,
> etc, so it provided user authentication with different mechanism e.g. mysql,
> to setup user roles. Am I right ?

Yes.
>
> Then I am confusing about the IMP, webmail  component , which is talk to a
> IMAP server in which has has it's own email users account for
> authentication. For each users may have two userid/password ?? one is the
> horde and one is the email account.
>
You can set it up like that, but I don't think you want to.

> Also the horde - authentication, "What backend should we use for
> authenticating users to Horde?" which allowed to select other horde
> application to handle horde authentication. Does it mean that if I select
> imp , then I can use my email address and password e.g. john at mydomain.com to
> login the horde ??

User name and password for your mail server, yes.


Han.