[horde] Help for a novice?

[Valiante]

Hi Otto,

I understand what you're saying and I fully appreciate that a single email 
client such as Thunderbird or Outlook would better suit my needs if just using 
a single workstation.  However, I use so many different machines that I find it 
more useful to have a web-based client, especially as some corporate networks 
don't allow the email client to communicate with an external IMAP server.

As I already have and pay for a domain and webspace, I thought it would be 
simple enough to install another interface within that, giving me the 
functionality that I'm after - however I'm fast realising that it's perhaps to 
complex an installation for a lowly desktop support guy such as myself.

Thanks for taking the time to reply to my enquiries.

Regards,

Valiante


----- Message from Otto Stolz <Otto.Stolz at uni-konstanz.de> -----
    Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 11:41:46 +0200
    From: Otto Stolz <Otto.Stolz at uni-konstanz.de>
 Subject: Re: [horde] Help for a novice?
      To: Valiante <horde at valiante.co.uk>

 Hi Valiante,
 
 You wrote:
 > I have no access to the command line on my host's server
 
 I cannot imagine how to install, and maintain, a complex
 application framework, such as Horde and its applications,
 without having full access to the computer where you install
 it. So, if "they simply do not allow it", you will have to
 - either find another system to install your Horde/Imp
    application,
 - or get the owners of that server to install, configure,
    and maintain the horde/imp installation for you, and
    all their other customers.
 
 Note however, that Horde/Imp need not be installed on the
 mail server. It is simply an e-mail client; all it needs
 is an HTTP server (with a lot of features, as outlined in
 the INSTALL documents), and remote access to an e-mail
 server, via the standard e-mail protocols.
 
 Note also that Imp is designed as an e-mail client for
 simultaneous use by all users that have access-rights on a
 particular e-mail server (or even on several e-mail servers).
 If you are looking for an e-mail client for your personal
 use, you may be better of with a personal e-mail client,
 such as Mozilla Thunderbird, to be installed on your own
 computer.
 
 Best wishes,
    Otto Stolz