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SVN Releases => Issues & Bugs => Pending => Topic started by: bare on March 19, 2009, 11:59:09 AM
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Hi,
I am developing a webmail for a research project.
I am however confused about the protocols that i have to use.
If anyone has helpful information that i can use to do this job, i will gladly appreciate it.
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To access a mailbox you can use to different protocols:
POP3 and IMAP.
If you don't retrieve the email and store it in a database, the only usable protocol is IMAP. With this protocol, the mail stays in the mailbox.
Please use a search engine or a good book for more information about these protocols.
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Thank you, what about sending mails to webmail server.
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There is no "webmail" server.
To send mails you need a SMTP service (SMTP Protocol).
To access a mailbox you need a POP3 or an IMAP service (POP3/IMAP Protocol).
A Webmailer is just a web-based interface accessible by HTTP(s) Protocol to communicate with SMTP/POP3/IMAP services.
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How does the webmailer client communicate with the smtp/imap/pop3 services.
Does it embed the smtp/pop3/imap commands in an html file and send it as http to a web browser
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How does the webmailer client communicate with the smtp/imap/pop3 services.
Does it embed the smtp/pop3/imap commands in an html file and send it as http to a web browser
Normally using functions from a additional (server side) language like php, jsp, asp or aspx.
Try this (http://nl3.php.net/manual/en/book.imap.php) for more information.
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I think it's enough now. No offense, but this forum is no tutorial for web programming.
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Another question,
I captured the trace for for yahoo and gmail and all the email packets were sent using SSL and TLS. can i develop these webmail application without SSL and TLS features. I am developing this application on a bare machine(i.e no OS required to run the application) and i do not have TLS yet.
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There is no "webmail" server.
To send mails you need a SMTP service (SMTP Protocol).
To access a mailbox you need a POP3 or an IMAP service (POP3/IMAP Protocol).
A Webmailer is just a web-based interface accessible by HTTP(s) Protocol to communicate with SMTP/POP3/IMAP services.
I'm very interested! I would love to find out more inforamtion related to this topic. Thanks in advance.
me too, I need more detailed info
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I'm very interested! I would love to find out more inforamtion related to this topic. Thanks in advance.
me too, I need more detailed info
Check out the RFC's:
RFC 2821 (rfc2821) - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2821.html)
RFC 3501 (rfc3501) - INTERNET MESSAGE ACCESS PROTOCOL - VERSION 4rev1 (http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3501.html)
RFC 1939 (rfc1939) - Post Office Protocol - Version 3 (http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1939.html)
RFC 2818 (rfc2818) - HTTP Over TLS (http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2818.html)