TWIG - Web-Based E-Mail and More
TWIG (The Web Information Gateway) is a
powerful web-based intranet/groupware tool and application framework. It is implemented
using PHP, an HTML-embedded
scripting language, and the MySQL
database application.
You can use TWIG to provide e-mail accounts that are easily accessible from anywhere on the
Web. Other features include a contact manager, scheduler, Usenet Newsgroup support, to-do
lists, and bookmarks. Many more features are planned.
Installation
To install TWIG, you will first need to
install MySQL on your
Virtual Private Server. Be sure to set up a root password when you install.
Next, install PHP4 on your Virtual
Private Server. TWIG requires the following PHP4 extensions:
NOTE: In order for TWIG to work properly with
versions of PHP later than 4.2.2, you will need to uncomment or add the following line in
the php.ini file located in the ~/usr/local/lib directory of your Virtual
Private Server.
register_globals = On
Finally, install the TWIG software by issuing the following command.
% vinstall twig
Reading E-Mail
You will now be able to read your Virtual Private Server e-mail with any web browser
(e.g. Netscape or MSIE). You simply need to access a URL like this:
http://YOUR-DOMAIN.NAME/twig/
TWIG will prompt you for your e-mail username and password. After successful
authentication, the contents of your mailbox will be displayed.
NOTE: Since TWIG uses IMAP it also can be used
to create additional mail folders to sort and store incoming mail. Any additional mail
folders that a user creates will be created in the user's home directory as listed in
your local password file (~/etc/passwd). If the user's home directory happens to
be defined as a directory in the ~/www/htdocs/ or ~/www/vhosts directory
structure (typically created in this fashion such that the user can upload and download
content to and from a Virtual Subhost
via FTP) then any mail folders these users create using TWIG will be accessible to anyone
via a web client.
Therefore, it is highly recommended that these users create any additional mail
folders under a Mail subdirectory and create a .htaccess file and store it
in such a Mail directory to protect the confidentiality of the mail stored therein.
The contents of a suitable .htaccess file are shown below:
<Limit GET POST PUT DELETE>
deny from all
</Limit>
More Information
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