Is Webmail a good idea

1st December 2001

or is it just a security risk?

netsolutions · 1st December 2001

Webmail is a great idea because many people always want to check their email even when they aren't at their own computer.

Eladesor · 1st December 2001

WebMail is (in my mind) simply an extension of what the net is about - access what you want, where and when you want.

mark · 1st December 2001

Webmail is definatly a good thing in my opnion as the customers really like it!

Karl · 1st December 2001

If you don't offer webmail then you're gonna be dead in the water, more and more customers ask about webmail, loads of ours use it, heck I even use it sometimes if I haven't got my laptop or PDA with me.

Cyber · 2nd December 2001

i agree with mark. Webmail is not a luxury, its a necessity. Everyone will use it at one time or another, even the pros. For the average user, its definately a must have.

2nd December 2001

I agree as well,

Which webmail software do you use?

For speed and simplicity, we currently use NwebMail

however we are Beta testing a much more feature rich product.

netsolutions · 2nd December 2001

We use IMP mail because it comes with Plesk. I will take any suggestions about a new more featured system.

jonny_b · 12th December 2001

its a worthwhile add on for hosts but is also well overabused...

we have customers who dont use POP any more because of it and as webmail isnt 100% reliable ( easily crashable ) it really shouldnt be relied on as a POP alternative!

Cheers,

netsolutions · 14th December 2001

As I said we use IMP mail because it comes with Plesk. However I find that it sucks and has a bad interface. Anyone got any other suggestions?

kermitsworld · 3rd April 2002

Try using mDaemon for your mail it has world client built in which has options for webmail/ IMAP4 etc.

Its what I use for my email choice ven for the nix boxes

othellotech · 3rd April 2002

Using openwebmail on some Raq3's - nice interface seem sto work well.

Have our own "mini" webmail in perl, using 3rd party attachemnt script (rarely used) with "minimalist" interface and options - perfect when out & about with the laptop.

We view webmail as an intrinsic part of what we're trying to offer - the ability for the 'net technology to work for *YOUR* business - people _do_ want to read/reply to their email from 'net cafe when on a long weekend in Dublin, or snatch 5 minutes of idle chat when the firewall opens up

Webmail is just another selling point of the email(pop) hosting or full hosting packages.

4dhosting · 3rd April 2002

I think Webmail is needed as I often get annoyed having to type details into mailstart.com while I'm away from the PC.

I personally use IceWarp now (just because it works with Merak Mail and wasn't that expensive) although I have written my own before.

David

markcastle · 15th January 2004

Crikey, you're digging up some rather old threads dasp!!

Cranky · 15th January 2004

Lol ... first post 2001!