![]() ![]() One of the menu options asks you for you data directory. Make sure you see and configure every single option. Select whatever option suits you from the menu options that appear. If you're already in the SquirrelMail directory type: That's it, SquirrelMail is installed! Configuring SquirrelMail To set up your data folder, go back to where you replaced SquirrelMail and type (replace mail by the name of the directory you previously renamed): Type in the following in Putty (make sure you replace username by your cPanel username!): Note: make sure the directory is writeable, so you will have to CHMOD it to 0777. Make a directory so that SquirrelMail can save its data, preferably outside the webroot directory so no one has access (name it whatever you want) Note: make sure it isn't Webmail, as cPanel uses this directory to redirect you to port 2095. Now rename the squirrelmail-1.4.22 directory, which the uncompressed archive created, to anything you want Since we don't need the uncompressed file we're going to delete it by typing in the following into Putty: Tar -zxf squirrelmail-webmail-1.4.22.tar.gz To uncompress it type the following into Putty: Once the download is complete, it will say that the file squirrelmail-1.5.0.tar.gz has sucessfully been saved. Now you're ready to download SquirrelMail. Navigate to your public_html folder and type this: You'll be directed to your home directory ('/home/username', in my case, '/home/solidg'). 's password: jailshell-2.05b$ Installing SquirrelMail When you complete the above steps you should see something like (with YOUR info): Introduce the username you use to access cPanel and the password (the same as the info you use for cPanel) Tick the SSH option (make sure the port you see in the text field is 22)Ī black window should appear and it should ask you for your login details. The "Index Order " section is where the indexes of the emails are configured.In the Hostname field, type in your server's IP address (this should've come in your welcome email, you can also see it from your cPanel home dashboard in the left-hand side toolbar) Under "Message Highlighting " selects lighting for the fields in the message: To change/add information about your email account, go to "Options → Personal Information " You can delete a folder in the Delete Folder field: To rename a folder, select the desired folder in the Rename a Folder field and press Rename: Let's type in a folder name and select a parent folder (as a subfolder of) if necessary: To create a new folder, click on Folders → Create Folder. The folders on the left are: INBOX (Inbox), Drafts (Drafts), Sent (Sent), Trash (Trash): To add a new contact, click on Addresses and fill in the personal card of the addressee: If you want to add a signature, click on Signature. The Sent button is used to send a message, and clicking on Draft will send the letter to drafts. To add an attachment, click on New attachment. To add a contact, you can click on Addresses. Now that your personal settings are saved, let's click the Compose button in the top menu to proceed to creating the message: Signature Options - Specify the signature options here:.Reply Citation Options - Set your reply options.Timezone Options - Select Same as server if you want to synchronize your time zone with the server time.Name and Address Options - Enter name, add signature.Next to your mailbox, click "More info → Webmail access "Ĭlick the "Set Default " button to apply the selected interface.Īfter navigating, we will be taken to the start page, where we need to fill in a few fields in the web interface: To access your webmail, go to "Email " and go to "Email Accounts " ![]() The basic version has such folders as INBOX, Drafts, Sent, Trash, and Junk We are talking about such options as logging, calendar, spam filtering and much more. There are quite a few modules created for it, which are designed to extend its functionality. SquirrelMail ー one of the most convenient mail interfaces. ![]()
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